Ponzi scheme

短语

庞氏骗局

词形变化

Ponzi schemes 复数 Ponzi schemes

别名

Ponzi game

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fraudulent scheme where earlier investors are paid with the money taken from new investors, giving the impression that the scheme is a viable investment.

    庞氏骗局

词源

Named after con artist Charles Ponzi (1882–1949), who famously conducted such form of fraud in North America in the 1920s.

来源：wiktionary