bilk
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Collins Definition
Verb
bilked, past tense; bilks, 3rd person singular present; bilked, past participle; bilking, present participle;
/bilk/,
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bilked, past tense; bilks, 3rd person singular present; bilked, past participle; bilking, present participle;
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Obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud
- - government waste has bilked the taxpayer of billions of dollars
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Obtain (money) fraudulently
- - some businesses bilk thousands of dollars from unsuspecting elderly consumers
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Evade; elude
- - I ducked into the pantry, bilking Edward for the third time this week
Web Definitions:
- cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
- thwart: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- evade payment to; "He bilked his creditors"
- elude: escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
- To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud by not fulfilling an obligation; to leave in the lurch