defrauding
defrauding is the present participle and gerund of defraud.
Meaning of defraud
Verb
defraud (third-person singular simple present defrauds, present participle defrauding, simple past and past participle defrauded)
- To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
- I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter II, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- To deprive.
- Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 7:5
Noun
defrauding (plural defraudings)
- The act of committing fraud.
Forms of defrauding
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Questions about defrauding
- What does defrauding mean?
- Defrauding means the act of committing fraud.
- What is defrauding the present participle and gerund of?
- Defrauding is the present participle and gerund of defraud.
- What part of speech is defrauding?
- Defrauding is a noun.
- What is the plural of defrauding?
- The plural of defrauding is defraudings.
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