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ring-dropping

ring-dropping noun: a form of fraud in which a ring or other spurious article is supposed to be found just in front of the mark, who is tempted to buy it at a fraction of its claimed value.

Noun

ring-dropping (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A form of fraud in which a ring or other spurious article is supposed to be found just in front of the mark, who is tempted to buy it at a fraction of its claimed value.

Questions about ring-dropping

What does ring-dropping mean?
Ring-dropping means a form of fraud in which a ring or other spurious article is supposed to be found just in front of the mark, who is tempted to buy it at a fraction of its claimed value.
What part of speech is ring-dropping?
Ring-dropping is a noun.

Words near ring-dropping in the dictionary

  1. ring-bolts
  2. ring-bone
  3. ring-bones
  4. ring-cake
  5. ring-cakes
  6. ring-dropping
  7. ring-fence
  8. ring-fenced
  9. ring-fences
  10. ring-fencing
  11. ring-finger

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