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gazump
gazump, v. slang. (gəˈzʌmp) Also gasumph, gazoomph, gazumph, gezumph. [Origin uncertain.] trans. To swindle; spec. to act improperly in the sale of houses, etc. (see quots. 1971). Also as n., a swindle. Hence gaˈzumper, a swindler.1928 Daily Express 19 Dec. 2/7 ‘Gazoomphing the sarker’ is a method o... Oxford English Dictionary
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gazump
gazump/gəˈzʌmp; ɡə`zʌmp/ v[Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态](Brit infml derog 口, 贬) raise the price of property, esp a house, after accepting an offer from (a buyer) 抬价敲诈(尤指房产, 价格议定後再抬价) We shan't be buying the house we've been gazumped (by the owner). 我们不想买那所房子了, 卖主变卦要敲诈我们. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Buttle v Saunders
Buttle v Saunders [1950] 2 All ER 193 is an English trusts law case, which held that a trustee has a duty to gazump, or break an agreement which has not wikipedia.org
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gezumph
gezumph var. gazump v. Oxford English Dictionary
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gazoomph
gazoomph var. gazump v. Oxford English Dictionary
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Manchester City F.C.
It sparked various transfer "deadline-day" rumours and bids such as the club's attempt to gazump Manchester United's protracted bid to sign Dimitar Berbatov wikipedia.org
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gazunder
gazunder, v. U.K. colloq. (gəˈzʌndə(r)) [Humorously f. gazump v. + under adv.] trans. Of a house-buyer: to reduce the price offered to (a seller) for a property, esp. shortly before exchange of contracts, threatening to withdraw if the new offer is not accepted; also, to swindle in this way.1988 Glo... Oxford English Dictionary
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List of Coronation Street characters (2015)
Johnny brings the meeting forward to gazump Aidan, as Matthew is an old friend of his. wikipedia.org
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parasite
▪ I. parasite, n. (ˈpærəsaɪt) Also 6 parrasite, parasyte, paresite, 6–7 parasit. [ad. L. parasīt-us, -a, a. Gr. παράσῑτος lit. one who eats at the table of another, hence one who lives at another's expense and repays him with flattery, etc.; orig. an adj. = feeding beside; f. παρα- beside + σῖτος fo... Oxford English Dictionary
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