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scam


2scam

verb
scammedscam·ming

Definition of SCAM

transitive verb
1
: deceive, defraud
2
: to obtain (as money) by a scam
— scam·mer noun
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Examples of SCAM

  1. The company scammed hundreds of people out of their life savings.
  2. I could tell they were scamming you and charging too much.
  3. They scammed a lot of money from unwary customers.

First Known Use of SCAM

1963

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