"HYIP" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: HYIPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} HYIP (plural HYIPs)
  1. Initialism of high-yields investment program: a kind of Ponzi scam. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: high-yields investment program (extra: a kind of Ponzi scam)
    Sense id: en-HYIP-en-noun-B0WWvmIh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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