the crime of getting money by deceiving people: credit card f... She was arrested for f... after soliciting for donations to a charity that didn't exist. Insted, all the money was going to ger own bank account.
fraud
15
the crime of using someone's personal information in order to pretend to be them and to get money or goods in their name: Statistics show that millions of people are victims of i... t... each year, with loans being taken out in their names.
identity theft
15
to change something, such as a document, in order to deceive people: The name on the certificate had clearly been f...ed to make it look it belonged to someone else .
falsify
15
dishonest, not real and illegal: A worrying trend for insurers has been a rise in f... claims.
fraudulent
15
a payment to a bank account: To open an account, you need to make a minimum d... of $500 OR money you pay as the 1st payment or as insurance: the shop assistant says if I leave £10 d... they'll reserve the item for me.
deposit
15
to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: People who d... on their mortgage repayments may have their home repossessed.
default
15
to officially tell someone to pay back money you lent them: The bank can c... i... the loan at any time.
call in a loan/debt
15
to accept that a debt will not be paid or that money has been lost: Last year the bank w... o... $17 million in bad debts.
write off
15
actions taken to reduce the amount spent on a service or within an organization: There needs to be substantial c... c... or else we'll go bankrupt. c... c... exercise / c... c...... measures
cost-cutting
15
stop or limit increases in the cost of living c... i...
curb inflation
20
the cost of living (or spending) out of control: r... i...
rampant inflation
20
to be doing very well: ex the gaming industry is t... at the moment
thriving
15
rapidly falling, like jumping out of plane without a parachute: the CD market has p... since digital music services became available
plummeted
15
a more respectful name for the poor or disavantaged: the u....
underpriviledged
15
a more respectful name for the poor or disadvantaged: the u.... [children from u... backgrounds are able to receive free school meals
