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"sense": "to defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction",
"word": "antaa väärin takaisin"
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"roman": "ʼapluy-khvah",
"sense": "to defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction",
"word": "អាប់លុយខ្វះ"
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"sense": "to defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction",
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"word": "обсчита́ть"
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"word": "обма́нывать"
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