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scam

(skæm)
Word forms: plural scams
countable noun
A scam is an illegal trick, usually with the purpose of getting money from people or avoiding paying tax.
[informal]
They believed they were participating in an insurance scam, not a murder.
The duo set up a scam to settle their respective debts.
Synonyms: swindle, fiddle [British, informal], racket, stratagem More Synonyms of scam

scam in British English

(skæm) slang
noun
1. 
a stratagem for gain; a swindle
verbWord forms: scams, scamming or scammed
2. (transitive)
to swindle (someone) by means of a trick

scam in American English

(skæm)
US
noun
1.  Slang
a swindle or fraud; esp. a confidence game
verb transitiveWord forms: scammed or ˈscamming
2.  Slang
to cheat or swindle, as in a confidence game
Word origin
prob. altered < scheme

Examples of 'scam' in a sentence
scam

This could be just one big scam.
The Sun (2013)
Can anyone suggest a tax scam which will work for elderly ladies rather than spoilt young men?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is no suggestion that it benefited from the alleged scam or was involved in any wrongdoing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Watch out for offshore scams and investment opportunities in other countries.
Christianity Today (2000)
There is no suggestion they were involved in the scam.
The Sun (2013)
They rake in money from other scams too.
The Sun (2012)
He was suspected of setting fire to his house for an insurance scam.
The Sun (2008)
There is no suggestion that the real owners of the property are involved in the scam.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Five people were arrested for their role in the scam and money laundering.
The Sun (2010)
It is not known which films were involved in the alleged scam.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His scam involved real and bogus firms and thousands of fake documents.
The Sun (2007)
Tried to fake his own death on a lake in an insurance scam but actually died when it went wrong.
The Sun (2015)
The biggest scam in financial history!
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
These notions were all part of the trick, the scam.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
On the face of it, the series only made sense as some sort of tax scam.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
 Investment scams are also rife, usually based in a sunny location overseas.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She got away with her tax credits scam for nine months until officials rumbled that her brood's birthdays overlapped.
The Sun (2016)

In other languages
scam

British English: scam /skæm/ NOUN
A scam is an illegal trick, usually with the purpose of getting money from people or avoiding paying tax.
They were participating in an insurance scam.
  • American English: scam
  • Arabic: خِدَاع
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fraude
  • Chinese: 诡计
  • Croatian: prevara
  • Czech: podfuk
  • Danish: svindel
  • Dutch: zwendel
  • European Spanish: chanchullo
  • Finnish: huijaus
  • French: escroquerie
  • German: Betrug
  • Greek: κομπίνα
  • Italian: imbroglio
  • Japanese: 詐欺
  • Korean: 사기
  • Norwegian: bedrageri
  • Polish: oszustwo
  • European Portuguese: fraude
  • Romanian: escrocherie
  • Russian: мошенничество
  • Latin American Spanish: chanchullo
  • Swedish: svindel
  • Thai: เล่ห์อุบาย
  • Turkish: dolandırıcılık hileli iş
  • Ukrainian: афера
  • Vietnamese: hành động lừa đảo

Chinese translation of 'scam'

scam

(skæm) (inf)

n (c)

  1. 骗(騙)局 (piànjú)
(noun) 
Definition
a stratagem for gain
(slang) 
The duo set up a scam to settle their respective debts.
Synonyms
swindle
He fled to Switzerland rather than face trial for a tax swindle.
fiddle (British, informal)
legitimate businesses that act as a cover for tax fiddles
racket
stratagem
diddle

Additional synonyms

in the sense of fiddle
Definition
a dishonest action or scheme
legitimate businesses that act as a cover for tax fiddles
Synonyms
fraud,
racket,
scam (slang),
piece of sharp practice,
fix,
sting (informal),
graft (informal),
swindle,
wangle (informal)

Nearby words of
scam

  • scale something down
  • scale something up
  • scaly
  • scam
  • scamp
  • scamper
  • scan

Synonyms of 'scam'

scam

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