fraud

Word family adjectivefraudfulfraudulentadverbfraudfullyfraudulentlynounfraudsmanfraudsterfraudulencefraud

Related topics: Crime

fraud /frɔːd $ frɒːd/ noun

1 [countableC, uncountableU]SCCB the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods 欺诈，诈骗

tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud

He’s been charged with tax fraud.

他被控骗税。

electoral fraud

选举欺诈

She was found guilty of fraud.

她被判犯有诈骗罪。

► see thesaurus at crime

2 [countableC]CHEAT someone or something that is not what they claim to be 骗子；骗局

I felt like a fraud.

我感觉像个骗子。

The police exposed the letter as a fraud.

警方揭露那封信是骗局。

Examples from the Corpus

fraud• It was weeks before they realized that the young man who had charmed them all was a fraud.• Landale is calling for more laws to protect consumers against fraud.• Big losses due to theft and fraud forced the company to close.• In each case the owner of the goods was induced by fraud to part with them to the rogue.• He would ultimately get indicted for fraud as a result.• The market and the opportunities for fraud keep growing.• The vote fraud charges had aroused people.• Clearly, however, that does not mean that the City is riddled with fraud or that the regulatory system has failed.

tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud• Read in studio A firm has come up with a new high-tech way to beat credit card fraud.• Meanwhile credit card fraud rose by 40 %.• Half were victims of credit card fraud while 41 percent were targets for shoplifters.

From Longman Business Dictionary

fraudfraud /frɔːdfrɒːd/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

LAWa method of illegally getting money from a person or organization, often using clever and complicated methods

Should audits be expected to detect every fraud?

He had a criminal conviction for credit card fraud.

Hood was convicted of tax fraud and sent to prison.

Origin fraud

(1300-1400) Old French fraude, from Latin fraus “deceiving”

词汇	fraud
释义	fraud Word family adjectivefraudfulfraudulentadverbfraudfullyfraudulentlynounfraudsmanfraudsterfraudulencefraud Related topics: Crime fraud /frɔːd $ frɒːd/ ●●○ noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]SCCB the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods 欺诈，诈骗 tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud He’s been charged with tax fraud. 他被控骗税。 electoral fraud 选举欺诈 She was found guilty of fraud. 她被判犯有诈骗罪。 ► see thesaurus at crime 2 [countableC]CHEAT someone or something that is not what they claim to be 骗子；骗局 I felt like a fraud. 我感觉像个骗子。 The police exposed the letter as a fraud. 警方揭露那封信是骗局。 Examples from the Corpus fraud• It was weeks before they realized that the young man who had charmed them all was a fraud.• Landale is calling for more laws to protect consumers against fraud.• Big losses due to theft and fraud forced the company to close.• In each case the owner of the goods was induced by fraud to part with them to the rogue.• He would ultimately get indicted for fraud as a result.• The market and the opportunities for fraud keep growing.• The vote fraud charges had aroused people.• Clearly, however, that does not mean that the City is riddled with fraud or that the regulatory system has failed. tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud• Read in studio A firm has come up with a new high-tech way to beat credit card fraud.• Meanwhile credit card fraud rose by 40 %.• Half were victims of credit card fraud while 41 percent were targets for shoplifters. From Longman Business Dictionary fraudfraud /frɔːdfrɒːd/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] LAWa method of illegally getting money from a person or organization, often using clever and complicated methods Should audits be expected to detect every fraud? He had a criminal conviction for credit card fraud. Hood was convicted of tax fraud and sent to prison. Origin fraud (1300-1400) Old French fraude, from Latin fraus “deceiving”
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