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COZENAGE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fraudulent business scheme

Synonyms:

cozenage; scam

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("cozenage" is a kind of...):

cheat; rig; swindle (the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme)

Derivation:

cozen (cheat or trick)

cozen (act with artful deceit)

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