escroquerie

Meaning

1. (feminine) swindle, swindling
2. (feminine) fraud
3. (feminine) racket (dishonest way of making money)

Concepts

fraud

swindle

cheating

con

scam

deception

racket

swindling

trickery

dupery

crookery

hoax

humbug

cheat

deceit

graft

embezzlement

exploitation

fake

flimflam

fraudulence

guile

gyp

hustle

imposition

imposture

malpractice

plagiarism

ploy

postiche

put-on

rig

sham

shenanigan

smart practice

sting

treachery

trick

wangle

wile

bunco game

bunko

daylight robbery

gypsophila

accepting bribes

fraudulent use

hokey-pokey

flim-flam

bunko game

fraudulent scheme

Synonyms

fraude

filouterie

tromperie

arnaque

abus de confiance

supercherie

entourloupe

tricherie

incompétence

plagiat

ruse

simulacre

banditisme

coup de fusil

falsification

fausseté

faute professionnelle

friponnerie

imposture

incurie

intox

leurre

malversations

thymus

négligence professionnelle

fallace

canular

escroquons

charlatanerie

corruption

détournement

duperie

exploitation

fourbe

fourberie

Translations

truffa

estafa

imbroglio

Betrug

fraude

dolandırıcılık

Schwindel

frode

timo

frau

fraude

baratteria

fregatura

δόλος

buggeratura

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛs.kʁɔ.kʁi/

Etymology

From escroquer (“to swindle”) + -ie.