Bilk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɐsˈɛts/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːtəʊkˈɒlɪmˌeɪtəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːtəʊkˈɒlɪmˌeɪtəɹ/

1 syllable Say it as /kɐsˈɛts/.

Examples

What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
foil your opponent
He bilked his creditors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baffle evade queer thwart scotch frustrate cross foil spoil elude

Parts of Speech

verb	cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
verb	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”
verb	evade payment to “He bilked his creditors”
verb	escape, either physically or mentally “The thief eluded the police”

Word Forms

thwarter	noun	someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
thwarting	noun	an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
foiling	noun	an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
cross	noun	any affliction that causes great suffering
frustrative	adjective	preventing realization or attainment of a desire
frustration	noun	a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
elusive	adjective	skillful at eluding capture; - David Kline
elusion	noun	the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
eluding	noun	the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
evasion	noun	the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

blouser

tromper quelqu'un de ce qui lui est dû, en particulier de l'argent

🇪🇸Spanish

engañar

estafar a alguien con lo que se le debe, especialmente dinero

🇷🇺Russian

опустошать

обмануть кого-либо в причитающихся суммах, особенно в деньгах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अदायगी से बचना

किसी को बकाया राशि से धोखा देना, विशेषकर धन को धोखा देना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিল্ক

যা বকেয়া আছে তা থেকে কাউকে প্রতারণা করা, বিশেষ করে অর্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

பில்க்

செலுத்த வேண்டியவற்றிலிருந்து யாரையாவது ஏமாற்றுங்கள், குறிப்பாக பணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బిల్క్

ఎవరినైనా మోసం చేయవలసింది, ముఖ్యంగా డబ్బు

🇮🇳Marathi

बिल्क

देय असलेल्या रकमेतून एखाद्याची फसवणूक करा, विशेषतः पैसे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિલ્ક

જે બાકી છે તેમાંથી કોઈને છેતરવું, ખાસ કરીને પૈસા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಲ್ಕ್

ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಬಾಕಿಯಿಂದ ಮೋಸ ಮಾಡಿ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബിൽക്ക്

ആരെയെങ്കിലും വഞ്ചിക്കുക, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਲਕ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਜੋ ਬਕਾਇਆ ਹੈ, ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਪੈਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਧੋਖਾ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلک

کسی کو واجب الادا رقم سے دھوکہ دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诈骗

欺骗某人应得的款项，尤其是金钱

🇯🇵Japanese

ビルク

誰かを騙して、支払われるべきもの、特にお金をだまし取る

🇰🇷Korean

사기

누군가를 속여 갚아야 할 돈, 특히 돈을 빼앗아 가세요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bik

lừa gạt ai đó những gì đến hạn, đặc biệt là tiền

🇹🇭Thai

บิลค์

โกงใครบางคนจากสิ่งที่ถึงกำหนด โดยเฉพาะเงิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menipu

menipu seseorang dari apa yang menjadi haknya, terutama uang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيلك

خداع شخص ما فيما يتعلق بما هو مستحق، وخاصة المال

🇮🇷Persian

بیلک

فریب دادن کسی از آنچه که باید، به خصوص پول

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