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bilked; bilking; bilks
1
: to block the free development of : frustrate
fate bilks their hopes
2
a
: to cheat out of something valuable : defraud
bilking investors out of their life savings
b
: to evade payment of or to
bilks his creditors
c
: to obtain (something) by defrauding someone
The Tampa couple sent out phony sonograms and bilked money from couples wanting children, authorities say.—
Brady Dennis
3
: to slip away from
bilked her pursuers
bilker
noun
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