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cheat
/tʃiːt/ verb [I or T]Definition
› to behave in a dishonest way or deceive someone in order to get what you want: Many of the small investors felt that they had been cheated by the sudden reduction in interest rates.cheat on sth He was caught cheating on his taxes.
cheating noun [U] › In my opinion, this was a clear case of cheating. (Definition of cheat verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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