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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

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   What does Bilk mean in poker?

   • At the end of a hand, the dealer gets any points in the crib. Strategically, then, it's wisest for the dealer's opponent to discard non-scoring cards-the ones most likely to "balk," or put a check on, the dealer's score. Etymologists theorize that "bilk" may have originated as an alteration of that card-game "balk."

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   What does Bilk mean?

   • Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of BILK is to block the free development of : frustrate. How to use bilk in a sentence. Did you know?

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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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   Where did Bilk come from?

   • Language historians aren't sure where "bilk" originated, but they have noticed that its earliest uses occur in contexts referring to cribbage. Part of the scoring in cribbage involves each player adding cards from his or her hand to a pile of discards called the "crib." At the end of a hand, the dealer gets any points in the crib.

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   Bilk is a verb that means to block the free development of, cheat out of, or slip away from something or someone. It also means to obtain something by defrauding someone. Bilk is a noun that means an untrustworthy tricky individual. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of bilk.

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   Bilk means to defraud, cheat, or evade payment of something. It can also be a noun for a swindler or a trick. Learn more about its origin, related words, and how to use it in a sentence.

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   Bilk is a verb that means to get money from someone unfairly or dishonestly. Learn how to use it in sentences, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.

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   Bilk is a verb that means to get money from someone unfairly or dishonestly. Learn how to use it in sentences, how to pronounce it and how to translate it in different languages.

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   What they did was bilk you — cheat you out of money that was justly yours. Shady companies are forever bilking their investors. ... Spanish-English dictionary ...

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   Bilk is a verb that means to cheat, defraud, or swindle someone or something. It can also mean to evade payment, frustrate, or escape from something. See synonyms, translations, and examples of bilk in different contexts and sources.

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   5 days ago · bilk in American English. (bɪlk) transitive verb. 1. to defraud; cheat. He bilked the government of almost a million dollars. 2. to evade payment of (a debt) 3.