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Word: Gazump
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
1920s (in gazump (sense 2)): from Yiddish gezumph ‘overcharge’. gazump (sense 1) dates from the 1970s
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡəˈzʌmp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make a higher offer for a house than (someone whose offer has already been accepted by the seller) and thus succeed in acquiring the property
Short Definition:make higher offer for house than and thus succeed in acquiring property
Examples:- the trio are fuming after they were gazumped by a property speculator
- gazumping has returned, as there is a shortage of good properties
Definition:
swindle (someone)
Short Definition:swindle
Examples:- I gazumped a friend of mine with complete success last night
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