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grift
[grift]
noun
(sometimes used with a plural verb)a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
money obtained from such practices.
verb (used without object)
to profit by the use of grift.
a man known to have grifted for many years.
verb (used with object)
to obtain (money or other profit) by grift.
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Another told Politico that “everyone thinks this is a grift,” while a former assistant press secretary tweeted “lol.”
A scientist who’s lost her grant funding, Yeva uses the marriage mart grift to sustain her life’s work.
In fact, he brought him along on his Middle East Grift Trip where he was hawking his companies to all the same kings and potentates.
Some of this unseemly grift, including the possible new Qatar Force One, was made easier by the highest court in the land, which has allowed our government to operate according to the lowest standards.
Some of the plaintiffs obtained favorable judicial rulings that rejected Donald Trump’s arguments for why the emoluments clause posed no obstacle to his grift.
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