Meanings
To cheat someone out of money or property.
کسی سے پیسے یا جائیداد میں دھوکہ دینا۔
فریب دینا
fareb dena
Common Collocations
- defraud a company
- defraud investors
- defraud the government
Example Sentences
He was charged with defrauding his clients.
اس پر اپنے مؤکلین کو فریب دینے کا الزام عائد کیا گیا۔
Us par apne mauqalaen ko fareb dene ka ilzam aaid kiya gaya.
The scheme was designed to defraud unsuspecting victims.
یہ منصوبہ بے خبر متاثرین کو فریب دینے کے لیے بنایا گیا تھا۔
Yeh mansoobah be khabar mutasirین کو fareb dene ke liye banaya gaya tha.
Many people have been defrauded by this scam.
اس دھوکے سے بہت سے لوگ فریب کھا چکے ہیں۔
Is dhoke se bohat se log fareb kha chuke hain.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'de-fraud' as 'to remove honesty'.
Imagine someone tricking another person out of their wallet.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
نہ پیسہ کی کمی تھی، نہ محبت کی، پر کچھ لوگ فریب دے گئے۔
Na paisa ki kami thi, na mohabbat ki, par kuch log fareb de gaye.
There was neither a lack of money nor of love, yet some deceived.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
چور کی کوئی روزی نہیں ہوتی۔
Chor ki koi rozi nahi hoti.
A thief never has a fortune.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old French "defrauder" — to cheat
First known use: 15th century
The term entered English from Old French in the late Middle Ages, originally used in legal contexts.