cozenage
- noun
- /ˈkʌzɪnɪdʒ/
- Archaic
:
engaño
- Investors lost millions because of the cozenage perpetrated by the fraudulent broker.
Examples
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The company was shut down due to widespread cozenage in its financial reporting.
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His reputation was damaged after he was accused of cozenage in the business deal.
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The cozenage ended with the sergeants; the colonel, or base commander, and his aide-de-camp were not aware of the wild masturbation papers chase.
Fiction book (1990) -
COZENAGE scours the earth.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
577
4.0
Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
294
3.0
A dishonest plan to get money by tricking people
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4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
1
9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
1
8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
1
6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
Actions that cheat people to get their money
Antonyms
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word cozenage comes from the old verb cozen, meaning 'to trick' or 'cheat'. One helpful idea is that cozen may come from the familiar word cousin, because tricksters would call people 'cousin' to get their trust, so cozenage today means deceit or fraud, often in money or business.