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to bilk
01
to unfairly take money or what someone deserves from them through dishonest methods
Transitive: to bilk sb | to bilk sb out of sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bilk
3rd person singular
bilks
Present participle
bilking
Past simple
bilked
Past participle
bilked
Examples
The unscrupulous salesman bilked elderly customers out of their retirement savings by selling them unnecessary insurance policies.
02
to evade or avoid paying money owed
Transitive: to bilk sb
Examples
She was caught trying to bilk the government by claiming false deductions on her taxes.
03
to hinder, prevent, or obstruct the progress or development of something
Transitive: to bilk an effort or plan
Examples
His actions were meant to bilk the team's efforts to reach their goal.
