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Meaning of rort in English

rort
verb [ T ]
Australian English informal
uk
/rɔːt/ us
/rɔːrt/
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to take unfair advantage of a public service:
Gary's been rorting the system, getting both a student allowance and unemployment benefit.
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Fraud & corruption
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rort
noun [ C ]
Australian English informal
uk
/rɔːt/ us
/rɔːrt/
a plan to take unfair advantage of a public service
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Fraud & corruption
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(Definition of rort from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
對（公共服務制度）取巧利用，鑽…的空子, （對公共服務制度的）取巧利用，鑽空子…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
对（公共服务制度）取巧利用，钻…的空子, （对公共服务制度的）取巧利用，钻空子…
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