Meaning of gazump in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɡəˈzəmp/

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  1. Verb

    gazump

    Etymology

    1920s (in gazump (sense 2)): from Yiddish gezumph‘overcharge’. gazump (sense 1) dates from the 1970s

    Definitions

    1. rip off

    Examples

    • « ask an unreasonable price »

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

  2. 2. raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price

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