Meaning & use
Fleecing
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The act of cheating or swindling someone out of money, typically by overcharging or deceiving them.
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Tourists complained about the fleecing they received from unlicensed taxi drivers.
The report exposed a fleecing scheme targeting elderly investors.
A note on using this word
From 'fleece,' the verb sense of shearing a sheep, extended metaphorically to stripping someone of their money.
Words with a similar meaning
swindlerip-off
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