gazump

(Anglès)

Verb

1. (British) To swindle; to extort.
2. (Australia, British) To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one.
3. (Australia, British) To buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer.
4. (Australia, British) To trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create.

Noun

The act of gazumping.

Noun

1. (US, dated, slang) An automobile.
2. A politician who takes bribes.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɡəˈzʌmp/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Possibly from Yiddish גזלן (gazlen, “thief, bandit”).

Conceptes

robar

plomar

Sinònims

fleece

hook

🪝

overcharge

pluck

plume

rob

soak

surcharge

Traduccions

coiffer sur le poteau

أرهق

قطف

ثلج

❄️

سرق

هدم

أشبع

أَبْهَظَ

أَرْهَقَ

زادَ الثَّمَن

جز

نتف

نقع

نهب

اختلس