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BILK definition: 1. to get money from someone unfairly or dishonestly: 2. to get money from someone unfairly or…. Learn more.
transitive verb. 1. : to block the free development of : frustrate. fate bilks their hopes. 2. a. : to cheat out of something valuable : defraud. bilking investors out of their life savings. : to evade payment of or to. bilks his creditors. c. : to obtain (something) by defrauding someone.
BILK meaning: 1. to get money from someone unfairly or dishonestly: 2. to get money from someone unfairly or…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to defraud; cheat: He bilked the government of almost a million dollars. Synonyms: rook, fleece, dupe, trick, swindle. to evade payment of (a debt). to frustrate: a career bilked by poor health. to escape from; elude: to bilk one's pursuers.
To bilk someone is slightly different from plain robbing them, though the effect is the same; it implies a non-violent, subtle and devious method masquerading as legitimate. Bernie Madoff, the Ponzi scheme king, was a classic bilker.
bilk. (bĭlk) tr.v. bilked, bilk·ing, bilks. 1. a. To defraud, cheat, or swindle: made millions bilking wealthy clients on art sales. b. To evade payment of: bilk one's debts. 2.
Definition of bilk verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
