Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.
Tax frauds are dealt with by HMRC.
Synonyms: deception, deceit, treachery, swindling More Synonyms of fraud
2. countable noun
A fraud is something or someone that deceives people in a way that is illegal or dishonest.
Unfortunately the portraits were frauds.
He believes many 'psychics' are frauds who rely on perception and subtle deception.
Synonyms: impostor, cheat, fake, bluffer More Synonyms of fraud
3. countable noun
If you call someone or something a fraud, you are criticizing them because you think that they are not genuine, or are less good than they claim or appear to be.
[disapproval]
I suspect her of being a fashion fraud, pretending to care about it more than shereally does.
More Synonyms of fraud
fraud in British English
(frɔːd)
noun
1.
deliberate deception, trickery, or cheating intended to gain an advantage
2.
an act or instance of such deception
3.
something false or spurious
his explanation was a fraud
4. informal
a person who acts in a false or deceitful way
Word origin
C14: from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus deception
fraud in American English
(frɔd)
noun
1.
a.
deceit; trickery; cheating
b. Law
intentional deception to cause a person to give up property or some lawful right
2.
something said or done to deceive; trick; artifice
3.
a person who deceives or who is not what he or she pretends to be; impostor; cheat
SIMILAR WORDS: deˈception
Word origin
ME fraude < OFr < L fraus (gen. fraudis) < IE base *dhwer-, to trick > Sans dhvárati, (he) injures
fraud in Insurance
(frɔd)
noun
(Insurance: General)
Insurance fraud is the crime of gaining insurance benefits by being deliberately deceitful, dishonest,or untrue.
Insurance fraud ranges from completely fabricated claims, to inflation or padding of legitimate claims,to false statements on insurance applications.
Common types of insurance fraud are staged accidents, exaggerated injuries, and inflated medical bills.
Insurance fraud is the crime of gaining insurance benefits by being deliberately deceitful, dishonest,or untrue.
COBUILD Collocations
fraud
accuse of fraud
bank fraud
banking fraud
card fraud
cheque fraud
combat fraud
commit fraud
complex fraud
deny fraud
detect fraud
election fraud
expenses fraud
expose fraud
identity fraud
insurance fraud
massive fraud
mortgage fraud
online fraud
securities fraud
suspect fraud
tackle fraud
tax fraud
widespread fraud
Examples of 'fraud' in a sentence
fraud
She admitted fraud at an earlier hearing.
The Sun (2017)
They really need to change the way they treat fraud victims.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It took more than five months for the bank to admit fraud was involved.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The aim is to ensure the new accounts cannot be used for the purposes of fraud and money laundering.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
COLD calls offering investment opportunities should be banned because they are always scams, the police chief in charge of tackling financial fraud warns today.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The main fraud claim is unlikely to go to trial before next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But is there actually more financial fraud going on?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Fraud appears to be becoming more widespread.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Those arrested are being held in custody on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If that was not the case the payment was illegal and a tax fraud.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
New tactics like checking with credit referencing agencies will be used to stamp out benefit fraud.
The Sun (2010)
Financial crime and fraud often know no frontiers.
Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993)
They were found guilty of insurance fraud after having admitted tax fraud.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Providing means for staff to blow the whistle on shady activities is one way of stopping frauds.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He claims benefit fraud will be the first and the deepest cut his government will make.
The Sun (2010)
But how much fraud appears in police figures?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The five others had previously admitted fraud or money laundering offences.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Failure to protect that data can lead to fraud in unexpected ways.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Forensic accountants are typically called in when companies suspect that fraud or another financial wrongdoing has taken place.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The amount owed comes to many thousands of pounds and appears to be fraud on a massive scale.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The couple deny theft, deception and fraud.
The Sun (2011)
He had been jailed twice with previous convictions for battery, deception and fraud.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
So far, few claims of fraud have been proven.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was convicted of tax fraud in 1997 and sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
fraud
British English: fraud /frɔːd/ NOUN
Fraud is the crime of gaining money by a trick or lying.
He was jailed for two years for fraud.
American English: fraud
Arabic: تَزْوِير
Brazilian Portuguese: fraude
Chinese: 欺诈行为
Croatian: prevara
Czech: podvod
Danish: snyd
Dutch: fraude
European Spanish: fraude
Finnish: petos
French: fraude
German: Betrug
Greek: απάτη
Italian: frode
Japanese: 詐欺
Korean: 사기
Norwegian: bedrageri
Polish: oszustwo
European Portuguese: fraude
Romanian: fraudă
Russian: мошенничество
Latin American Spanish: fraude
Swedish: bedrägeri
Thai: การโกง
Turkish: dolandırıcılık sahte para vb
Ukrainian: шахрайство
Vietnamese: lừa đảo
All related terms of 'fraud'
tax fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying .
bank fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
card fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
click fraud
repeated clicking on an online advert for fraudulent purposes, esp to charge the advertiser for fictitious traffic to their website
deny fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
Fraud Squad
The fraud squad is a part of a police force whose job is to investigate crimes involving fraud.
banking fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
benefit fraud
the illegal activity of claiming benefit payments which a person is not entitled to
cheque fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying .
combat fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
commit fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
complex fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
detect fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
expose fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
massive fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
online fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
suspect fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
tackle fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
carousel fraud
the practice of importing goods from a country where they are not subject to VAT , selling them with VAT added , then deliberately not paying the VAT to the government
election fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
expenses fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
identity fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
insurance fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
mortgage fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
fraud allegation
An allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong .
securities fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
widespread fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
accuse of fraud
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
Serious Fraud Office
a UK government office responsible for investigating and prosecuting serious fraud cases
Chinese translation of 'fraud'
fraud
(frɔːd)
n
(c/u) (= crime) 诈(詐)骗(騙) (zhàpiàn) (种(種), zhǒng)
(c) (= person) 骗(騙)子 (piànzi) (个(個), gè)
1 (noun)
Definition
deliberate deception or cheating intended to gain an advantage
He was jailed for two years for fraud.
Synonyms
deception
He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.
deceit
The suspect was found guilty of theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale.
treachery
swindling
guile
I love children's innocence and lack of guile.
trickery
They will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients.
duplicity
He was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.
double-dealing
There has been some double-dealing.
chicanery
The trial revealed a world of crime, corruption and political chicanery.
sharp practice
imposture
fraudulence
spuriousness
Opposites
virtue
,
integrity
,
honesty
,
fairness
,
good faith
,
probity
,
rectitude
,
trustworthiness
2 (noun)
Definition
an act of such deception
a fraud involving pension and social security claims
Synonyms
scam
craft
cheat
sting (informal)
a sting set by the FBI
deception (slang)
artifice
the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks
humbug
canard
stratagems
chicane
3 (noun)
Definition
an act of such deception
He never wrote the letter; it was a fraud.
Synonyms
hoax
His claim to have a bomb was a hoax.
trick
That was a really mean trick.
cheat
con (informal)
I am afraid you have been the victim of a con.
deception
You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception.
sham
spoof (informal)
prank
a stupid schoolboy prank
swindle
He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle.
ruse
This was a ruse to divide them.
practical joke
They played a silly practical joke on her.
joke
I thought she was playing a joke on me at first but she wasn't.
fast one (informal)
imposture
fastie (Australian, slang)
4 (noun)
Definition
a person who acts in a false or deceitful way
(informal)
He believes many psychics are frauds.
Synonyms
impostor
He was an impostor who masqueraded as a doctor.
cheat
He's nothing but a rotten cheat.
fake
It is filled with famous works of art, and every one of them is a fake.
bluffer
sham
Their promises were exposed as a hollow sham.
hoax
hoaxer
forgery
The letter was a forgery.
counterfeit
Counterfeits of the company's goods are flooding Europe.
pretender
charlatan
This so-called psychic was exposed as a charlatan.
quack
The man was a quack after all, just as Rosalinda had warned.
fraudster
swindler
Swindlers have cheated investors out of £12 million.
mountebank
grifter (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
double-dealer
phoney or phony (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of artifice
Definition
a clever trick
the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks
Synonyms
cunning,
scheming,
trick,
device,
craft,
tactic,
manoeuvre,
deception,
hoax,
expedient,
ruse,
guile,
trickery,
duplicity,
subterfuge,
stratagem,
contrivance,
chicanery,
wile,
craftiness,
artfulness,
slyness,
machination,
dodge
in the sense of charlatan
Definition
a person who claims expertise that he or she does not have
This so-called psychic was exposed as a charlatan.