It's a grift.
Source: tatoeba (11453436)
Grift
//ɡɹɪft//
Synonyms for "grift" (68 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (34)
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Translations
9 translations across 5 languages.
Danish
1 entries- svindle verb (to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game)
German
1 entries- erschwindeln verb (to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game)
Hungarian
1 entries- kicsal verb (to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game)
Polish
2 entries- wyłudzać verb (to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game)
- wyłudzić verb (to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game)
Spanish
4 entries- engaño verb (to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game)
- estafa verb (to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game)
- fraude verb (to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game)
- timo verb (to obtain (money) illegally, as by con game)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Charter schools are a grift.
Source: tatoeba (12095582)
Hey, what's the grift? What are you trying to pull?
Source: wiktionary
‘Sounds like he’s trying to stretch out his grift for as long as possible,’ Gentle said. ‘Taking as much from his followers as he can before it falls apart.’
Source: wiktionary
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