fence
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9.8
- noun
- /fɛns/
- NSFW
:
receptador
- You'll get twice as much as any fence here.
Examples
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They probably already sold it to a fence by now.
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The databases are full of close-calls, tips from fences.
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We'll meet the fence this afternoon.
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- The guy's a fence.
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If they do business with a fence, it'll take them a month to get paid.
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The guy's a fence, and the cop went and bought the VCR for his own personal use.
Fiction book (2000) -
We arrived in Los Angeles and met McManus' fence, Redfoot.
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Mama's cousin became a secondhand dealer and fence and died, too.
Fiction book (1991) -
If I sell them to a fence, always presuming I could find one, he'd carve me up, I'd get a fraction of their value.
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The detective set up a sting operation to catch the fence selling the stolen jewelry.
Synonyms
384
6.5
A person who buys and sells illegal goods like drugs and stolen items
62
8.0
A person who illegally buys and sells goods or people
1
7.5
A person who secretly sells scarce or controlled goods for money
Idioms
Compounds
23
2.0
A row of upright wooden or metal boards with spaces that mark the edge of a yard
1
2.4
A wire fence with diamond-shaped holes used to surround yards or sports fields
- Specialized
A small active lizard from eastern North America that often sits in the sun on fences or rocks
- US
A small animal with scaly skin and a long tail that sits on fences or rocks in the US
- Specialized
A machine that sends electricity through a fence to shock animals or people who touch it
- Specialized
A machine that sends electricity along a fence so it gives animals a small shock
- UK
A ditch with one side formed by a low wall that divides land without blocking the view
- Specialized
A common scaly reptile in western North America that basks on rocks and logs
Surface Forms
Etymology
A fence (a person who buys and sells stolen goods) probably got the name from defence or defend, because they 'hide' or 'protect' stolen items for thieves. A helpful way to remember this is to think of the fence as someone who gives a 'cover' or 'protection' while the goods are sold.