shark

/ʃɑːk/ noun [C] informal

Definition

› a dishonest person, especially one who persuades other people to pay too much money for something: People who need a place to live can often find themselves at the mercy of local property sharks.

→ See also loan shark

(Definition of shark noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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