Bunco — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

deprive of by deceit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊɪdz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌŋkəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌŋkəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɪˌoʊɪdz/.

Examples

He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her
the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bunco game victimize rook short-change defraud confidence game hustle goldbrick con game flimflam confidence trick gyp nobble hornswoggle bunko game diddle gip scam mulct bunko con swindle sting

Parts of Speech

noun	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
verb	deprive of by deceit “He swindled me out of my inheritance”

Word Forms

bunco	verb	deprive of by deceit
con	verb	deprive of by deceit
gyp	verb	deprive of by deceit
flim-flam	verb	deceive somebody
victimization	noun	an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
swindler	noun	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
swindle	noun	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
bunco	noun	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
defrauder	noun	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
scammer	noun	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
scam	noun	a fraudulent business scheme
gyp	noun	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
con	noun	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Around the World

Europe

🇮🇹Italian

buono

una truffa con la quale si imbroglia al gioco d'azzardo o si persuade una persona ad acquistare beni senza valore

🇷🇺Russian

бунко

мошенничество, при котором вы обманываете в азартных играх или убеждаете человека купить бесполезное имущество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठगना

एक ठगी जिसमें आप जुए में धोखाधड़ी करते हैं या किसी व्यक्ति को बेकार संपत्ति खरीदने के लिए प्रेरित करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বুনকো

একটি প্রতারণা যেখানে আপনি জুয়া খেলায় প্রতারণা করেন বা একজন ব্যক্তিকে মূল্যহীন সম্পত্তি কিনতে প্ররোচিত করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

பன்கோ

சூதாட்டத்தில் நீங்கள் ஏமாற்றும் மோசடி அல்லது பயனற்ற சொத்தை வாங்க ஒரு நபரை வற்புறுத்துவது

🇮🇳Telugu

బంకో

జూదంలో మీరు మోసం చేసే మోసం లేదా విలువలేని ఆస్తిని కొనుగోలు చేయడానికి ఒక వ్యక్తిని ఒప్పించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

बुन्को

एक फसवणूक ज्यामध्ये तुम्ही जुगार खेळताना फसवणूक करता किंवा एखाद्या व्यक्तीला निरुपयोगी मालमत्ता खरेदी करण्यास प्रवृत्त करता

🇮🇳Gujarati

બન્કો

એક છેતરપિંડી જેમાં તમે જુગારમાં છેતરપિંડી કરો છો અથવા વ્યક્તિને નકામી મિલકત ખરીદવા માટે સમજાવો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಂಕೊ

ಜೂಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವು ಮೋಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಯೋಜಕ ಆಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಖರೀದಿಸಲು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಮನವೊಲಿಸುವ ವಂಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബങ്കോ

ചൂതാട്ടത്തിൽ നിങ്ങൾ വഞ്ചിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിലയില്ലാത്ത സ്വത്ത് വാങ്ങാൻ ഒരാളെ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു തട്ടിപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਕੋ

ਇੱਕ ਧੋਖਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਜੂਏ ਵਿੱਚ ਧੋਖਾ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹੋ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਬੇਕਾਰ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਖਰੀਦਣ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنکو

ایک دھوکہ جس میں آپ جوئے میں دھوکہ دیتے ہیں یا کسی شخص کو بیکار جائیداد خریدنے پر آمادہ کرتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

邦科

赌博中作弊或说服某人购买毫无价值的财产的诈骗

🇯🇵Japanese

ブンコ

ギャンブルで不正行為をしたり、価値のない財産を購入するように人を説得したりする詐欺行為

🇰🇷Korean

사기

도박에서 사기를 치거나 가치 없는 재산을 사도록 사람을 설득하는 사기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ lừa đảo

một trò lừa đảo trong đó bạn gian lận khi đánh bạc hoặc thuyết phục một người mua tài sản vô giá trị

🇹🇭Thai

บังโก

การฉ้อฉลที่คุณโกงการพนันหรือชักชวนให้ซื้อทรัพย์สินที่ไร้ค่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kecurangan

penipuan di mana Anda menipu dalam perjudian atau membujuk seseorang untuk membeli properti yang tidak berharga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بونكو

عملية احتيال تقوم فيها بالغش في المقامرة أو إقناع شخص ما بشراء ممتلكات لا قيمة لها

🇹🇷Turkish

dolandırmak

kumarda hile yaptığınız veya bir kişiyi değersiz mülk satın almaya ikna ettiğiniz bir dolandırıcılık

🇮🇱Hebrew

בונקו

הונאה שבה אתה מרמה בהימורים או משכנע אדם לקנות רכוש חסר ערך

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The primary meaning of 'bunco' is 'a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property'.

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Using 'bunco' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'bunco' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'bunco' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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