Definition
Definition of grifting - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- He was arrested for grifting and fraud.
2.
- The con artist's grifting was finally exposed.
Adjective
- The grifting salesman tricked many customers with fake products.
Origin of grifting
English, grift (to swindle) + -ing (action)
Examples of grifting in a sentence
The movie depicted a lot of grifting. Grifting often targets the vulnerable. The movie depicted a world of grifting and deceit. The grifting duo was finally caught by the police. Her grifting ways eventually led to her downfall.
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- French:escroquerie, frauduleux, ...
- German:Betrug, betrügerisch, ...
- Italian:frode, imbroglione, ...
- Spanish:estafa, estafador, ...
- Portuguese:burla, fraudulento, ...
- Chinese:诈骗, 诈骗的, ...
- Japanese:詐欺, 詐欺を働く, ...
- Arabic:احتيال, مُحْتال, ...
- Hebrew:רַמָאוּת, רַמַּאי, ...
- Russian:мошенничество, мошенническая схема, ...
- Ukrainian:шахрайство, шахрайський, ...
- Hindi:धोखाधड़ी, धोखाधड़ी करना, ...
Definition of grift - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
- He was caught in a grift and arrested.
Verb
1.
- He tried to grift money from the elderly woman.
2.
- She grifted him with a fake investment scheme.
Origin of grift
Dutch, grift (ditch) + -en (to)
Examples of grift in a sentence
She lost her savings to an online grift. She planned to grift tourists during the festival. They were caught trying to grift the charity. He grifted tourists with a rigged card game. They grifted the charity by faking donations.
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- French:arnaque, escroquer, ...
- German:Betrug, betrügen um Geld zu bekommen, ...
- Italian:truffa, imbrogliare, ...
- Spanish:estafa, timar, ...
- Portuguese:burla, fraudar, ...
- Chinese:诈骗, 骗取, ...
- Japanese:詐欺行為, 詐欺を働く, ...
- Arabic:احْتِيال, اِحْتَالَ, ...
- Hebrew:הוֹנָאָה, לִרְמוֹת, ...
- Russian:афера, мошенничать, ...
- Ukrainian:шахрайство, обдурити, ...
- Hindi:ग्रिफ्ट, धोखाधड़ी करना, ...
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