"scam" meaning in English

See scam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scam.wav [UK] Forms: scam [singular], scams [plural]
enPR: skăm Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A scam is a dishonest or fraudulent deal.
    Sense id: simple-scam-en-noun-V2iyxmdq

Verb

IPA: /skæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scam.wav [UK] Forms: scam [canonical], scams [third-person, singular], scammed [past], scammed [past, participle], scamming [present, participle]
enPR: skăm Head templates: {{verb|scam|m}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you scam a person, you trick them into a fraudulent deal. Synonyms: swindle, con
    Sense id: simple-scam-en-verb-1u6kLqSx
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