phishing
noun [U] /ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/Definition
› an attempt to trick someone into giving information over the internet or by email that would allow someone else to take money from them , for example by taking money out of their bank accountFraud and corruptionInternet terminology and abbreviations phisher /-ər/
/-ɚ/ noun [C]
/-ɚ/ noun [C] (Definition of phishing noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blackmail noun
- buy sb off phrasal verb
- cook the books idiom
- corrupt adjective (BAD)
- corrupt verb (MAKE BAD)
- corruption noun (BAD BEHAVIOUR)
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- defraud verb
- get at sb phrasal verb (INFLUENCE)
- impersonate verb
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