Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ponzi scam

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: ponz-i s-cam
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Ponzi scheme.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Ponzi scam.

Etymology

Named after con artist Charles Ponzi (1882–1949).

Inflected Forms

Ponzi scams (plural)

Synonyms

Ponzi scheme

Questions

What does ponzi scam mean?: Synonym of Ponzi scheme.
Where does ponzi scam come from?: Named after con artist Charles Ponzi (1882–1949).

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