false money

  • 1money — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Medium of exchange Nouns 1. money, finance, funds, treasure, capital, assets; ways and means, wherewithal; money matters, economics, the dismal science; resources, backing (see means); purse strings.… …

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  • 2Money — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Money >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 money matters money matters money market Sgm: N 1 finance finance Sgm: N 1 accounts accounts &c. 811 Sgm: N 1 funds funds treasure Sgm: N 1 capital …

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  • 3False advertising — or deceptive advertising is the use of false or misleading statements in advertising. As advertising has the potential to persuade people into commercial transactions that they might otherwise avoid, many governments around the world use… …

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  • 4false pretenses — false pre·tens·es / pre ˌten səz, pri ten / n pl: false representations concerning past or present facts that are made with the intent to defraud another; also: the crime of obtaining title to another s property by false pretenses compare larceny …

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  • 5false — W3S3 [fo:ls US fo:ls] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(untrue)¦ 2¦(wrong)¦ 3¦(not real)¦ 4¦(not sincere)¦ 5 false economy 6 under false pretences 7 false move/step 8 false imprisonment/arrest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; …

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  • 6false invoice — ➔ invoice1 * * * false invoice UK US noun [C] ► an invoice that does not relate to a real sale or payment and is used to get money dishonestly: »They submitted false invoices for work that was never carried out. false invoicing noun [U] ► the… …

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  • 7false representation — ˌfalse represenˈtation noun [countable, uncountable] LAW the crime of obtaining money from someone by deceiving them, especially by pretending that something is true when it is not; = FRAUD: • If an advertising campaign violates the law, the… …

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  • 8false invoicing — false invoice UK US noun [C] ► an invoice that does not relate to a real sale or payment and is used to get money dishonestly: »They submitted false invoices for work that was never carried out. false invoicing noun [U] ► the practice of… …

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  • 9false — [ fɔls ] adjective ** 1. ) not true: The report was dismissed as totally false. a false statement/claim/accusation ─ opposite TRUE 2. ) made to look like something real: ARTIFICIAL: false eyelashes a ) not real and intended to trick people: a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10false — [fôls] adj. falser, falsest [ME < OFr < fals < L falsus, pp. of fallere, to deceive: see FAIL] 1. not true; in error; incorrect; mistaken [a false argument] 2. untruthful; lying; dishonest [a false witness] 3. disloyal; unfaithful [a… …

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