bilk

• فعل يعني خداع شخص ما أو الاحتيال عليه، ولا سيما بالتهرب من الدفع أو الاستيلاء على المال بطرق غير شريفة.

A verb meaning to cheat or defraud someone, especially by avoiding payment or obtaining money dishonestly.

1. Cheat or defraudC1formal

   To cheat someone out of something, especially money, by deception or trickery.

   خداع وسلب المال

   • The con artist bilked the elderly couple out of their life savings.
   • He was arrested for bilking investors in a fake real estate scheme.
   • The company bilked its customers by charging hidden fees.

   المرادفاتcheatcondefrauddiddlefleecehoodwinkrip offrookscamstingswindletrick

   الأضدادcompensatepayreimburseremuneraterepay

2. Hinder or thwartC2formal

   To obstruct or prevent the efforts, plans, or desires of someone.

   يعرقل

   • The sudden storm bilked their plans for a picnic.
   • His lack of funding bilked his ambitions to start a business.
   • The new regulations bilked the company's expansion efforts.

   المرادفاتbafflebalkfoilfrustrateimpedeobstructthwart

   الأضدادadvanceaidassistfacilitatehelppromotesupport

3. Evade paymentC1informal

   To avoid paying someone what is owed, especially a debt or bill.

   التهرب من الدفع

   • He bilked the taxi driver by running away without paying.
   • The tenant bilked the landlord for three months' rent.
   • She bilked the restaurant by leaving without settling the check.

   المرادفاتavoidcheatdefaultdefrauddodgeevadeshirkstiff

   الأضدادcompensatepayreimburserepaysettle

4. Escape or avoidC2informal

   To escape or get away from a situation, either physically or mentally.

   التخلص من

   • He bilked from the boring lecture by daydreaming.
   • The prisoner bilked from the guards and fled into the woods.
   • She bilked her responsibilities by pretending to be sick.

   المرادفاتavoiddodgeduckeludeescapeevadeshunslip

   الأضدادconfrontencounterfacemeet