Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pump-and-dump scheme | Yes | No | No | No |
stratagem | Yes | No | No | No |
pump-and-dump scheme (noun) | stratagem (noun) |
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an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises | a maneuver in a game or conversation |
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade |