If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is not genuine.
...their ~ insurance claim...
He said these figures were ~ and totally inaccurate.
= phoney
ADJ
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is not genuine.
...their ~ insurance claim...
He said these figures were ~ and totally inaccurate.
= phoney
ADJ
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012