bilk

bɪlk

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Definition of bilk - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fraudulent act

Rare

swindle or cheat

Rare

The bilk left many investors penniless..

con

scam

games

Dated

the spoiling of someone's score in cribbage

Dated

He lost points due to a bilk.

block

crib

Verb

tr.

evade payment

Rare

avoid making payment to someone

Rare

She bilked the restaurant by leaving without paying.

cheat

defraud

deceive

Rare

cheat someone out of what is due

Rare

He bilked investors out of millions.

cheat

defraud

thwart

Rare

hinder someone's plans or efforts

Rare

The sudden rain bilked our picnic plans.

frustrate

thwart

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Origin of bilk

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Examples of bilk in a sentence

He was arrested for his involvement in the bilk.
The bilk in cribbage cost him the game.
She was frustrated by the unexpected bilk.
He tried to bilk the landlord by not paying rent.
They bilked the cab driver by sneaking away.
The scammer bilked the elderly couple.

They bilked the company by falsifying records.
The new policy bilked their expansion plans.
Her unexpected arrival bilked his surprise party.

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French:escroquerie, escroquer, ...
German:Betrug, prellen, ...
Italian:truffa, frodare, ...
Spanish:estafa, estafar, ...
Portuguese:burla, enganar, ...
Chinese:欺骗, 赖账, ...
Japanese:詐欺, 料金を踏み倒す, ...
Arabic:احْتِيَال, تَمَاهَى, ...
Hebrew:הוֹנָאָה, לְהִתְחַמֵּק, ...
Russian:обман, уклоняться от оплаты, ...
Ukrainian:обман, обдурити, ...
Hindi:धोखाधड़ी, धोखा देना, ...
Bengali:প্রতারণা, অর্থ প্রদান এড়ানো, ...
Catalan:engany, enganyar, ...
Czech:podvod, nezaplatit, ...
Danish:svindel, snyde, ...
Dutch:zwendel, ontduiken, ...
Greek:απάτη, ξεφεύγω, ...
Hungarian:csalás, nem kifizetni, ...
Khmer:ការបោកប្រាស់, គេចវេសមិនបង់ប្រាក់, ...
Korean:사기, 떠나다, ...
Persian:کلاهبرداری, فریب داد, ...
Polish:oszustwo, oszukiwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):burla, enganar, ...
Romanian:escrocherie, a păcăli, ...
Swedish:bedrägeri, smit från notan, ...
Thai:การโกง, หลีกเลี่ยงการชำระเงิน, ...
Turkish:dolandırıcılık, dolandırmak, ...
Vietnamese:sự lừa đảo, trốn thanh toán, ...

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