escroquer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
- defraud verb To get money or property from someone through deception.
- finagle verb To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts.
- swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.
Senses
escroquer is used for these senses in English:
- con (transitive, informal) To trick, lie or defraud, usually for personal gain.
- defraud (transitive) To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
- finagle (ambitransitive) To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)
- rip off (transitive, slang) To cheat or swindle, especially by charging an excessively high or unfair price.
con — full definition
- noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
- verb To trick or cheat someone, typically for personal gain.
- noun A disadvantage of something, especially when weighed against its benefits.
- noun (informal) A convicted criminal.
- noun A large organized gathering for fans of a hobby or genre, such as comics or gaming.