gazump

vi.vt. 房主抬价敲诈

发音

UK /ɡəˈzʌmp/
AU
US /ɡəˈzʌmp/

词形变化

gazumps 复数 gazumped gazumping gazumps 三单 gazumps gazumping 现在分词 gazumped 过去式 gazumped 过去分词

别名

gazoomph gazumph gezumph

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of gazumping.

    澳大利亚 商务
  2. 1.

    An automobile.

    美国 过时 俚语
  3. 2.

    A politician who takes bribes.

v.
  1. 1.

    To swindle; to extort.

  2. 2.

    To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one.

    澳大利亚 商务
  3. 3.

    To buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer.

    澳大利亚 商务
  4. 4.

    To trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create.

    澳大利亚

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

rob hook soak pluck fleece plume overcharge surcharge

上位词 3

cheat chisel rip off

下位词 5

squeeze rack wring gouge extort

词源

Possibly from Yiddish גזלן (gazlen, “thief, bandit”).

来源：wiktionary