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gazump
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb gazump has 2 senses
- gazump(v = verb.possession) fleece, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge - rip off; ask an unreasonable price; Array is one way to cheat, chisel, rip off
- gazump(v = verb.possession) Array - raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price; Array is one way to cheat, chisel, rip off
Sample sentence:
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
gazump, v.tr. (also absol.) Brit. colloq.
1 (of a seller) raise the price of a property after having accepted an offer by (an intending buyer).
2 swindle.
1 (of a seller) raise the price of a property after having accepted an offer by (an intending buyer).
2 swindle.
Derivative
gazumper n.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. uncert.
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