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zwendel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • embezzlement noun The crime of secretly stealing money or property that was entrusted to your care, usually by an employee from an employer.
  • fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
  • racket noun A handled frame strung with cord, used to hit a ball or shuttlecock in sports like tennis or badminton.
  • swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.

Senses

zwendel is used for these senses in English:

  • embezzlement (legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
  • fraud Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
  • racket An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated.
  • swindle An instance of swindling.

fraud — full definition

  1. noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
  2. noun A person who pretends to be something they are not.

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