estafa

Definitions of estafa
  1. noun
    a deception for profit to yourself
    synonyms: fraude, timo, trampa
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    types:
    fraude electoral, pucherazo
    an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)
    type of:
    disimulación, engaño
    the act of deceiving
  2. noun
    the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
    synonyms: aletazo, arana, embaimiento, embaucamiento, engañifa, engaño, fraude, mangancia, petardo, pufo, superchería, timo, tocomocho, trapacería
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    types:
    camelo, engatusamiento
    a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
    type of:
    fraude
    intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
  3. noun
    the activity of persuading someone to buy
    synonyms: engaño
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