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bilk

[ bilk ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to defraud; cheat:

    He bilked the government of almost a million dollars.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. to evade payment of (a debt).
  3. to frustrate:

    a career bilked by poor health.

  4. to escape from; elude:

    to bilk one's pursuers.



noun

  1. a cheat; swindler.
  2. a trick; fraud; deceit.

bilk

/ ²úɪ±ô°ì /

verb

  1. to balk; thwart
  2. often foll by of to cheat or deceive, esp to avoid making payment to
  3. to escape from; elude
  4. cribbage to play a card that hinders (one's opponent) from scoring in his or her crib
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a swindle or cheat
  2. a person who swindles or cheats
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú¾±±ô°ì±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú¾±±ô°ìİù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bilk1

First recorded in 1625–35; of obscure origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bilk1

C17: perhaps variant of balk
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But this week Joseph Sanberg, who made his fortune investing early in companies like Blue Apron, was taken into custody for his alleged role in bilking investors out of at least $145 million.

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Not the cancer part, or the charity bilking, but if the recipes weren’t good, the app wouldn’t have been such a hit, right?

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Nearby, in a children’s lemonade stand, the president sells us baseball caps and t-shirts while his billionaire handlers bilk the national treasury for their own nefarious means.

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A Southern California doctor accused of bilking Medicare out of millions by billing for unnecessary hospice services has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, federal prosecutors said.

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During a rally for the Harris campaign in Pittsburgh, Obama took time out of his speech to knock Trump for his "constant attempts" to bilk his supporters via NFTs, sneakers, watches and Bibles.

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