Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1285 of 1319

fraud (n.)

deception for gain

Examples

  • Credit card fraud.

Key rules

  • Fraud is deception for financial gain
  • Credit card fraud, commit fraud
  • Fraud is uncountable

Common mistakes

  • There was a fraud of money → There was fraud involving money
💡 Tip: Crime // Banking // Online safety
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