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cheat

1 of 2verb
/tʃit/
Forms:cheats,cheating,cheated,cheated
1

to trick someone, typically with the intention of depriving them of something valuable

transitive
  • She realized her business partner had cheated her out of a fair share of the profits.
  • She was devastated when she found out someone had cheated her out of her inheritance.
  • He found out that his partner had been cheating him out of their shared inheritance.
  • The worker sued the company for cheating him out of promised benefits and overtime pay.
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