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bilk
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bilk
(verb)
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bilk
/
ˈ
bɪlk/
verb
bilks
;
bilked
;
bilking
bilk
/
ˈ
bɪlk/
verb
bilks
;
bilked
;
bilking
Learner's definition of BILK
[
+ object
]
chiefly US, informal
:
to cheat or trick (a person or organization) especially by taking money
They were convicted of
bilking
[=
defrauding, swindling
] the company (out) of a lot of money.
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