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   Bilk

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   verb

   • 1. obtain or withhold money from (someone) by deceit or without justification; cheat or defraud: informal "an apparently benevolent elderly gentleman bilked me of twenty dollars"
   • ▪ obtain (money) fraudulently: "some businesses bilk thousands of dollars from unsuspecting elderly consumers"
   • 2. evade; elude: archaic "I ducked into the pantry, bilking Edward for the third time this week"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (originally used in cribbage meaning ‘spoil one's opponent's score’): perhaps a variant of balk.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bilker noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What is the meaning of Bilk?

   • To frustrate or disappoint. To deceive or defraud; leave in the lurch; cheat: often with of: as, to bilk one of his due; to bilk a creditor; “don't you bilk me,” To evade or escape from; dodge; elude. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

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   What does bilked mean?

   • 1.to thwart; 2. to swindle; cheat; defraud; 3. to escape or flee leaving unpaid debts; 4. to elude • The raccoon bilkedall attempts to catch him. • The investors were bilkedout of millions by crooked management. • Nate bilkedthe bank by his failure to make payments. • The crook bilkedthe police. [-ed, -ing] biological(BY uh LAH gzhi kl) adj. 1.

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   What does it mean to bilk someone out of money?

   • To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it. They are charged with bilking investors out of millions of dollars. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   When was Bilk first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb bilk is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for bilk is from 1647, in the writing of John Cleveland, poet. It is also recorded as a noun from the mid 1600s. bilk is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: bilk n.

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   5 days ago · 1. to balk; thwart. 2. (often foll by of) to cheat or deceive, esp to avoid making payment to. 3. to escape from; elude. 4. cribbage. to play a card that hinders (one's opponent) from scoring in his or her crib. noun. 5. a swindle or cheat. 6. a person who swindles or cheats. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Definitions of 'bilk' To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it. [US, informal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'bilk' American English: bɪlk British English: bɪlk. More. Conjugations of 'bilk' present simple: I bilk, you bilk [...] past simple: I bilked, you bilked [...] past participle: bilked. More.

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   Definition of bilk verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   May 24, 2024 · 1. to balk or thwart. 2. to cheat or swindle; defraud. 3. to get away without paying (a debt, etc.) 4. to manage to get away from; elude. to bilk the police. noun. 5. a bilking or being bilked; hoax. 6. a person who cheats; swindler. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   Define bilk. bilk synonyms, bilk pronunciation, bilk translation, English dictionary definition of bilk. tr.v. bilked , bilk·ing , bilks 1. a. To defraud, cheat, or swindle: made millions bilking wealthy clients on art sales. b. To evade payment of: bilk one's...

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of BILK. [+ object] chiefly US, informal. : to cheat or trick (a person or organization) especially by taking money. They were convicted of bilking [= defrauding, swindling] the company (out) of a lot of money. BILK meaning: to cheat or trick (a person or organization) especially by taking money.

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   What does the verb bilk mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb bilk. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.