- scam
- scam·bler;scam·mo·ni·ate;scam·mo·ny;scam·per·er;scam·pi;scam;scam·ble;scam·per;scam·mer;
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SCAM — [Abk. für SCSI Configured Automatically, dt. »automatisch konfiguriertes SCSI«], Standard, der SCSI um die Fähigkeit der Selbstkonfiguration erweitert. Es handelt sich um ein Plug and Play Verfahren, bei dem Geräte nur angeschlossen werden… … Universal-Lexikon
scam — [skæm] noun [countable] a clever but dishonest plan, usually to get money: • He was jailed for his part in an oil trading scam. • credit card scams * * * scam UK US /skæm/ noun [C] INFORMAL ► an illegal way of making money, usually by … Financial and business terms
SCAM — ist eine Abkürzung für Supraleitende Kamera SCSI configured AutoMatically im Bereich Small Computer System Interface SCAM ist außerdem ein italienischer Kleinserien Hersteller für Geländefahrzeuge, seit 2007 Teil von Iveco Siehe auch: Scam… … Deutsch Wikipedia
scam — [skæm] n informal a clever but dishonest way to get money ▪ He got involved in a credit card scam … Dictionary of contemporary English
scam — 1963, noun and verb, U.S. slang, a carnival term, of unknown origin. Perhaps related to 19c. British slang scamp cheater, swindler (see SCAMP (Cf. scamp) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
scam — [n] swindle blackmail, cheating, con, con game, crooked deal*, deceit, deception, dirty pool*, double cross*, double dealing*, extortion, fast one*, flimflam*, fraud, hoax, hosing*, hustle, racket*, rip off*, shady deal*, shakedown, sham, shell… … New thesaurus
scam — informal ► NOUN ▪ a dishonest scheme; a fraud. ► VERB (scammed, scamming) ▪ swindle. DERIVATIVES scammer noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
scam — ☆ scam [skam ] n. [prob. altered < SCHEME] Slang a swindle or fraud; esp. a CONFIDENCE GAME vt. scammed, scamming Slang to cheat or swindle, as in a confidence game … English World dictionary
scam|mo|ny — «SKAM uh nee», noun, plural nies. 1. a twining Asiatic plant of the morning glory family, a variety of convolvulus. 2. a gum resin obtained from its root, used as a purgative. ╂[Old English scammonie < Latin scammōnia < Greek skammōníā] … Useful english dictionary
scam|pi — «SKAHM pee», noun (plural). Italian. shrimps … Useful english dictionary
