BILK


Meaning of BILK in English

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.