bunko

ˈbʌŋkoʊ

Definition of bunko - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fraud

Rare

scam involving cheating at gambling

Rare

He was caught in a bunko at the casino.

con

scam

property fraud

Rare

fraud persuading someone to buy worthless property

Rare

The land deal turned out to be a bunko.

scam

swindle

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bunko game

scam involving cheating in gambling or sales

He was caught running a bunko game at the casino.

Origin of bunko

Japanese, bunko (library)

Examples of bunko in a sentence

Tourists were warned about the bunko targeting newcomers.
He was caught in a bunko involving fake stocks.
The bunko scheme left many investors bankrupt.

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French:arnaque au jeu, arnaque, ...
German:Glücksspielbetrug, Betrug, ...
Italian:truffa, ...
Spanish:fraude, ...
Portuguese:golpe, fraude, ...
Chinese:骗局, 欺诈, ...
Japanese:イカサマ, バンコ, ...
Arabic:احتيال القمار, احْتِيَال عَقَارِي, ...
Hebrew:בּוּנְקוֹ, הוֹנָאָה, ...
Russian:мошенничество, аферистская сделка, ...
Ukrainian:шахрайство, аферизм, ...
Hindi:बनको, फ्रॉड, ...
Bengali:বুনকো, সম্পত্তি প্রতারণা, ...
Catalan:frau, ...
Czech:podvod, podfuk, ...
Danish:svindelnummer, bedrageri, ...
Dutch:zwendel, oplichterij, ...
Greek:απάτη τζόγου, απάτη, ...
Hungarian:csalás, ingatlancsalás, ...
Khmer:ការបោកប្រាស់ក្នុងល្បែងស៊ីសង, ការបោកប្រាស់ឲ្យទិញអចលនទ្រព្យគ្មានតម្លៃ, ...
Korean:분코, ...
Persian:کلاهبرداری, ...
Polish:oszustwo hazardowe, oszustwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):golpe, fraude imobiliária, ...
Romanian:înșelătorie, fraudă, ...
Swedish:bluff, bedrägeri, ...
Thai:การหลอกลวง, ...
Turkish:dolandırıcılık, sahte mülk satışı, ...
Vietnamese:vụ lừa đảo, gian lận tài sản, ...

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