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To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

To prearrange the outcome of an event, typically for one's own benefit

To dishonestly take something for one's own use

To fail to fulfill an obligation or payment

A fraudulent scheme or action

The characteristic of being devious or underhanded

The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force

A profession or occupation

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Verb

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

take for a ride

put one over on

take advantage of

pull a fast one on

take to the cleaners

pull a fast one

sell a bill of goods

pull a swifty on

lead up the garden path

pull the wool over someone's eyes

outmanoeuvre^UK

sell down the river

give someone a bum steer

do the dirty on

sell a bill of goods to

lead down the garden path

get the better of

stab in the back

take to cleaners

charge too much

do someone in the eye

be unfaithful to

be cleverer than

run rings round

steal a march on

make rings round

play someone false

break faith with

throw dust in someone's eyes

lead up garden path

withhold rights from

live off the backs of

put the screws to

suck the life out of

take for a fool

play games with

play for a sucker

pull someone's leg

make a sucker of

play a trick on

do someone dirty

play for a fool

steal someone blind

bleed someone of something

pull something funny

stack the cards

stretch the rules

hit below the belt

propagandize^US

give the business

take advantage of somebody

propagandise^UK

break the rules

give wrong information to

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

put up smoke screen

put on false front

bait and switch

give the wrong impression

twist around your little finger

do someone out of something

take liberties with

take unfair advantage of

go one better than

use for one's own ends

do an injustice to

be inconstant to

worm something out of someone

put the bite on someone for

blackmail someone for

obtain under duress

obtain by force

obtain by threats

make pay through nose

obtain by threat

find a loophole in

exploit a loophole in

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“Most egregious is their decision to blatantly swindle Bessie, by telling her that the first car they spot costs eight hundred dollars, which is the exact amount of money Bessie told them she had.”

Verb

To prearrange the outcome of an event, typically for one's own benefit

arrange fraudulently

mess about with

make alterations to

make changes to

make adjustments to

predetermine the result of

prearrange the result of

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Verb

To dishonestly take something for one's own use

help oneself to

have one's fingers in the till

take for oneself

have sticky fingers

take possession of

be light-fingered

hold for ransom

use without asking

gain possession of

treat without respect

get your hands on

put hand in cookie jar

commit white-collar crime

have one's hand in the till

line one's purse with

line one's pockets with

dip into the public purse

defraud someone of

take as hostage

moonlight requisition

possess oneself of

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Verb

To fail to fulfill an obligation or payment

go into arrears

meet under arch

put on the cuff

see in the alley

break your word

Noun

A fraudulent scheme or action

confidence trick

confidence game

misrepresentation

bit of sharp practice

fraudulent scheme

smoke and mirrors

piece of deception

bait-and-switch

daylight robbery

sanctimoniousness

monkey business

sleight of hand

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

illegal enterprise

criminal activity

course of action

instrumentality

instrumentation

false appearance

outward appearance

eye-catching novelty

oldest trick in the book

pretentiousness

treacherousness

trumped-up charge

bait and switch

organisation^UK

organization^US

attention-grabber

wild-goose chase

diversionary tactic

misleading clue

military science

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“It was also part of a stock swindle involving hundreds of millions of dollars on the Montreal Stock Exchange.”

Noun

The characteristic of being devious or underhanded

unscrupulousness

underhandedness

untrustworthiness

monkey business

treacherousness

dishonourableness

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

ambidextrousness

double-crossing

sleight of hand

smoke and mirrors

palace intrigue

misleading talk

dishonorableness

every trick in the book

prestidigitation

false-heartedness

bait and switch

breach of trust

stab in the back

surreptitiousness

misrepresentation

misrepresenting

telling stories

little white lies

lack of veracity

committing perjury

double-dealings

sharp practices

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Noun

The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force

misappropriation

smash-and-grab raid

unauthorized removal

monkey business

white-collar crime

breaking and entering

second-story work

five-finger discount

misuse of funds

break and entry

aggravated burglary

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Noun

A profession or occupation

position of employment

means of livelihood

line of business

means of earning a living

specialization^US

what one is into

specialisation^UK

line of country

field of expertise

area of interest

sphere of activity

line of employment

sphere of influence

area of activity

sphere of interest

employment status

job opportunity

source of income

means of support

vacant position

source of revenue

moral obligation

area of expertise

means of earning one's living

person's calling

distinguishing feature

sphere of study

area of responsibility

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