fraud B2 Topic:People & Society US /fɹɔd/ UK /fɹɔːd/ See IPA manual Freq #3876 Meanings 1 noun The crime of deceiving people to gain money or an unfair advantage. He was sent to prison for tax fraud. 2 noun A person who pretends to be something they are not in order to deceive others. The so-called doctor turned out to be a fraud. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the crime of deceiving... deceitscamswindlegrift 2 noun · a person who pretends to be... fakefakerimpostorshampretender Word family Forms frauds Derived forms antifraudbefraudbiofraudcopyfraudcounterfraudcyberfrauddefraude-fraudfraudfulfraudiencefrauditorfraudless Appears in Phrases (1) See all extrinsic fraud deception that prevents someone from presenting their rights or case fairly in court Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English fraude (recorded since 1345), from Old French fraude, a borrowing from Latin fraus (“deceit, injury, offence”). fraude Middle English fraus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # fraud **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fɹɔd/ **IPA (UK):** /fɹɔːd/ **Frequency rank:** 3876 ## Meanings 1. The crime of deceiving people to gain money or an unfair advantage. 2. A person who pretends to be something they are not in order to deceive others. ## Examples - He was sent to prison for tax fraud. - The so-called doctor turned out to be a fraud. ## Derived Forms - antifraud - befraud - biofraud - copyfraud - counterfraud - cyberfraud - defraud - e-fraud - fraudful - fraudience - frauditor - fraudless ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fraude - Root: fraus ## Etymology From Middle English fraude (recorded since 1345), from Old French fraude, a borrowing from Latin fraus (“deceit, injury, offence”). ## AI Etymology Fraud comes from Middle English fraude (recorded since 1345), from Old French fraude, a borrowing from Latin fraus (“deceit, injury, offence”). In current use, the main senses are “The crime of deceiving people to gain money or an unfair advantage” and “A person who pretends to be something they are not in order to deceive others”. ## Topics - People & Society markdown