arnaque — meaning in English

English meaning

• con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
• scam noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.

Senses

arnaque is used for these senses in English:

• con (informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
• daylight robbery (uncountable) The practice of cheating or of imposing an exorbitant charge for a product or service; (countable, rare) an instance of this.
• rip-off (countable) A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.
• scam A fraudulent deal.
• swizz (British, informal) A swindle, con.

con — full definition

1. noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
2. verb To trick or cheat someone, typically for personal gain.
3. noun A disadvantage of something, especially when weighed against its benefits.
4. noun (informal) A convicted criminal.
5. noun A large organized gathering for fans of a hobby or genre, such as comics or gaming.

scam — full definition

1. noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick people out of money.
2. verb To defraud or trick someone, usually for money.

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