noun#5,115 by frequency
fraud
/ˈfɹɔːd/
The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics; Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain; The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end; A person who performs any such trick
- plural
- frauds
Meanings
- 1
The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics
I feel like a fraud.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom exposed Mary as a fraud.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain
- 3
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end
- 4
A person who performs any such trick
- 5
A trap or snarerare