🕵️bilk

verb
/bɪlk/

Meaning

To cheat or defraud someone of money or rights.

Example Sentences

The scammer tried to bilk elderly people out of their savings.

Example Expressions

bilk someone out of

Synonyms

cheat, swindle, defraud, deceive, trick

Antonyms

repay, compensate, reimburse

Collocations

bilk money, bilk customers, bilk investors, bilk victims

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