noun
fraud
frawd
noun
1
The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
"She was charged with credit card fraud."
"The company collapsed after an accounting fraud came to light."
2
A person who pretends to be something they are not.
"His colleagues eventually realized he was a total fraud."
How to Use Fraud
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDeliberate deception for gain, or a person exposed as a fake.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "farce" or "fraught" — unrelated words that just sound similar.
Common pairings
commit fraud
wire fraud
expose someone as a fraud
Word Forms
frauded past tense, frauds plural, frauds singular
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Etymology
From Old French fraude, from Latin fraus, "deceit, injury."