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pyramid scheme noun
n [C] US Definition
a way of deceiving investors (= people giving money to acompany hoping to get more back) in which money that a company receives from new customers is not invested to their advantage, but is used instead to pay debts owed to existing customers
(Definition of pyramid scheme noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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