bilk
US
/bɪlk/
UK
/bɪlk/
Meaning
To cheat someone by taking money or property from them through deception.
धोखे से किसी का पैसा या संपत्ति हड़प लेना।
Examples
“The fake investment adviser bilked elderly clients out of their savings.”
“The contractor bilked the city by charging for work he never completed.”
“The investigation exposed years of bilking by the ticket agency.”
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Not natural: The fake broker bilked from her clients thousands of dollars.
Better: The fake broker bilked her clients out of thousands of dollars.
Use “bilk someone out of something”; “bilk from someone” is not the usual construction.
आम रचना “bilk someone out of something” है; “bilk from someone” स्वाभाविक नहीं है।
Not natural: He bilked paying his share of the bill.
Better: He avoided paying his share of the bill.
“Bilk” needs a person or organization being cheated as its object; it does not mean simply avoid doing something.
“Bilk” में किसी ठगे गए व्यक्ति या संस्था का ज़िक्र होता है; इसका मतलब बस कोई काम न करना नहीं है।
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Learner tip
Use “bilk” for dishonest financial cheating, usually with a victim and the money or property they lose.
“Bilk” का इस्तेमाल धोखे से पैसे या संपत्ति हड़पने के लिए करें; आम तौर पर इसमें ठगा गया व्यक्ति भी बताया जाता है।