[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fraud.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / fraud

[← F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/F/)

# fraud

«fraud» in Mova's school dictionary: **the crime of tricking people to get money or things…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (fraud — uncountable for the crime; a fraud — a person or trick)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fraud is the crime of tricking people to get money or things dishonestly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#m1)

2) A fraud is a person who pretends to be someone or something they are not. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#m2)

3) A fraud is a trick or fake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, fraud warns about scams: fake emails, phone calls and websites. In stories a fraud is a liar or impostor. Phrases: «commit fraud», «credit card fraud», «bank fraud», «a total fraud».

### examples

- He went to prison for fraud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x1)
- The «prize» email was a fraud to steal your password. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x2)
- The magician turned out to be a fraud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x3)
- Never share your bank details; it could lead to fraud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x4)
- Credit card fraud is a big problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x5)
- They reported the fraud to the police. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x6)
- She told the King the fraud which the witch and her daughter had practised upon him, and he had them both tried, and sentence was pronounced against them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x7)

### note

Pronounced FRAWD. Adjective: fraudulent; person: fraudster. Safety: real banks never ask for your password by message.

### In the corpora

- [A bank statement lists everything that went in and out of an account, and grown-ups check it for mistakes and fraud.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/16/)
- [Banks use AI to spot unusual spending and block possible fraud; sometimes a real payment is blocked by mistake.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day/7/)
- ["Irregularities" in official reports means fraud (cheating people out of money) or other wrongdoing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/28-stealing-and-lying/6/)
- ["Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel" (Proverbs 20:17).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/92-cheating-at-school-copying-and-peeking/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fraud» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.