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scam

[ skam ]

noun

  1. a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.


verb (used with object)

, scammed, scam·ming.
  1. to cheat or defraud with a scam.

scam

/ skæm /

noun

  1. a stratagem for gain; a swindle


verb

  1. tr to swindle (someone) by means of a trick

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Other Words From

  • scammer noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scam1

1960–65; originally carnival argot; of obscure origin

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Example Sentences

This return scam involved purchasing broken electronics off the auction site and then buying new items off store shelves.

But the procedure, unlike scam solutions marketed online—miracle tonics, pricey at-home laser therapy combs—absolutely works.

Earning ownership had come to feel like a scam—even when it came to the things that we felt made life worth living.

The Wounded Warrior Project is certainly not a scam, nor an ill-meaning charity.

Clients who are wary of online transactions are liable to see escorts with print ads as less likely to cheat or scam  them.

They let the victims profit in the first round or two of the scam.

(a) A jar not properly vulcanized may come apart at the scam.

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