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Word: Bilk
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century (originally used in cribbage meaning ‘spoil one's opponent's score’): perhaps a variant of balk
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɪlk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
obtain or withhold money from (someone) unfairly or by deceit; cheat or defraud
Short Definition:obtain or withhold money from someone unfairly or by deceit
Examples:- an apparently benevolent elderly gentleman bilked me of twenty dollars
Definition:
evade; elude.
Short Definition:evade
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