Associations to the word «Scam»

Wiktionary

SCAM, noun. Fraudulent deal.
SCAM, verb. To defraud or embezzle.
SCAM ARTIST, noun. A person who attempts to defraud others by presenting a fraudulent offer and pretending that it is legitimate; a con artist.

Dictionary definition

SCAM, noun. A fraudulent business scheme.
SCAM, verb. Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley