bilk /bɪlk/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from balk ]
informal to cheat someone, especially by taking their money SYN swindle
bilk somebody out of something
Consumers were bilked out of more than $15,000.
bilk /bɪlk/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from balk ]
informal to cheat someone, especially by taking their money SYN swindle
bilk somebody out of something
Consumers were bilked out of more than $15,000.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012