grift
/ɡrɪft/
noun
- A dishonest scheme or trick used to get money from people.
- The police uncovered a grift that had cheated dozens of elderly people.
- The con artist's grift involved selling fake tickets to the concert.
- He lost his savings to an online grift that promised huge returns.
Antonyms
verb
- To obtain money dishonestly by tricking people.
- He learned how to grift from watching old movies about con artists.
- They tried to grift tourists by charging them for a free walking tour.
- She was arrested for trying to grift money from a charity.