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- 1. (of a seller) raise the contracted price of a property after having informally accepted a lower offer (from an intending buyer): informal British "the trio are fuming after they were gazumped by a property speculator"
- 2. swindle (someone): informal, dated British "I gazumped a friend of mine with complete success last night"
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to refuse to sell a house that you own to someone you have agreed to sell it to, and to sell it instead to someone who offers to pay more for it: Sally's offer for the house has been accepted, but she's worried she might be gazumped.
The meaning of GAZUMP is swindle; specifically : to demand a higher price from (the buyer of a house) than that agreed on.
Gazump definition: to cheat (a house buyer) by raising the price, at the time a contract is to be signed, over the amount originally agreed upon.. See examples of GAZUMP used in a sentence.
4 days ago · a human being or other living organism whose lack of health indicates environmental problems , reminiscent of the way in which live canaries were once used to detect the presence of poisonous gas in coal mines.
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gazump. ( ɡəˈzʌmp) vb. 1. (Commerce) to raise the price of something, esp a house, after agreeing a price verbally with (an intending buyer) 2. (Commerce) ( tr) to swindle or overcharge. n. (Commerce) the act or an instance of gazumping.
Check pronunciation: gazump. Definition of gazump verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
