GAZUMP


Meaning of GAZUMP in English

— gazumper , n.

/geuh zump"/ , Brit. Slang.

v.t.

1. to cheat (a house buyer) by raising the price, at the time a contract is to be signed, over the amount originally agreed upon.

n.

2. an act of gazumping.

[ 1925-30; earlier gazoomph to swindle, argot word of uncert. orig. ]

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