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bilk

bilk [ bilk ] (past and past participle bilked, present participle bilk·ing, 3rd person present singular bilks)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. cheat somebody: to cheat somebody, especially by swindling him or her out of money ( informal )

2. avoid paying somebody or something: to avoid paying a debt or a person to whom money is owed ( informal )

3. avoid or evade somebody: to escape from or elude somebody

[Mid-17th century. Origin ?]

bilk·er noun
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