/ frɔːd; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] the crime of cheating sb in order to get money or goods illegally :
She was charged with credit card fraud.
property that has been obtained by fraud
a $100 million fraud
2.
[ C ] a person who pretends to have qualities, abilities, etc. that they do not really have in order to cheat other people :
He's nothing but a liar and a fraud.
She felt a fraud accepting their sympathy (= because she was not really sad) .
3.
[ C ] something that is not as good, useful, etc. as people claim it is
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French fraude , from Latin fraus , fraud- deceit, injury.