rort
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- noun
- /rɔːt/
- Australian
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- The news report detailed a rort that exploited government subsidies for personal gain.
Examples
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Many citizens lost their savings due to a rort that promised high returns on investments.
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The investigation uncovered a massive rort involving several government officials.
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He was jailed after being found guilty of running a tax rort for years.
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Many people lost their savings because they trusted a financial rort.
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The company was involved in a huge rort that defrauded investors.
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Many people lost their savings due to that financial rort.
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The investigation uncovered a massive rort involving millions of taxpayer dollars.
Synonyms
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Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
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An illegal business that makes money by scams or threats
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A dishonest plan to cheat people, especially for money
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A dishonest plan to get money by cheating people
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An illegal plan to get money by tricking people
Antonyms
How Dishonest
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rort comes from Australian and New Zealand slang and means a dishonest scheme to get money. Think of a bold trick or 'rip-off' that makes unfair profit, which is why a rort is a kind of fraud.