Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defraudation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-frau-da-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin defraudatio, from defraudo (“cheat, defraud, overreach”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

defraudations (plural)

Questions

What does defraudation mean?: The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
Where does defraudation come from?: From Latin defraudatio, from defraudo (“cheat, defraud, overreach”).

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