game the system
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To use the rules and procedures meant to protect a system in order to instead manipulate the system for a desired outcome.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: play the system, beat the system, work the system"
- "Huge spikes in wholesale electricity prices in South Australia have been a result of energy companies “gaming” the system and exploiting their unusual market power to charge “monopoly rents”, according to an in-depth report by the Melbourne Energy Institute."
- "The moral appears to be that wealthy individuals can game the system, and if the pressure becomes unbearable they can make a settlement – otherwise off they go."
- "It’s incumbent on all of us to take a responsible approach and tell our constituents that tests are available in large numbers and the average distance travelled is 5.8 miles … And people should take this seriously and not game the system."