fraud

«fraud» in Mova's school dictionary: the crime of tricking people to get money or things… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (fraud — uncountable for the crime; a fraud — a person or trick)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fraud is the crime of tricking people to get money or things dishonestly. tree →

2) A fraud is a person who pretends to be someone or something they are not. tree →

3) A fraud is a trick or fake. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, fraud warns about scams: fake emails, phone calls and websites. In stories a fraud is a liar or impostor. Phrases: «commit fraud», «credit card fraud», «bank fraud», «a total fraud».

examples

• He went to prison for fraud. tree →
• The «prize» email was a fraud to steal your password. tree →
• The magician turned out to be a fraud. tree →
• Never share your bank details; it could lead to fraud. tree →
• Credit card fraud is a big problem. tree →
• They reported the fraud to the police. tree →
• She told the King the fraud which the witch and her daughter had practised upon him, and he had them both tried, and sentence was pronounced against them. tree →

note

Pronounced FRAWD. Adjective: fraudulent; person: fraudster. Safety: real banks never ask for your password by message.

In the corpora

• A bank statement lists everything that went in and out of an account, and grown-ups check it for mistakes and fraud.
• Banks use AI to spot unusual spending and block possible fraud; sometimes a real payment is blocked by mistake.
• "Irregularities" in official reports means fraud (cheating people out of money) or other wrongdoing.
• "Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel" (Proverbs 20:17).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fraud» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.