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    bilk
    /bɪlk/

    verb

    • 1. obtain or withhold money from (someone) unfairly or by deceit; cheat or defraud: informal "an apparently benevolent elderly gentleman bilked me of twenty dollars"
    • 2. evade; elude. archaic

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBILK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BILK definition: 1. to get money from someone unfairly or dishonestly: 2. to get money from someone unfairly or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bilkBilk Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBILK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BILK meaning: 1. to get money from someone unfairly or dishonestly: 2. to get money from someone unfairly or…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › bilkBILK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bilkBilk - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › bilkBilk - definition of bilk by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbilk verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of bilk verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.