gazump

gazump

(ɡəˈzʌmp)

vb

1. (Commerce) to raise the price of something, esp a house, after agreeing a price verbally with (an intending buyer)

2. (Commerce) (tr) to swindle or overcharge

n

(Commerce) the act or an instance of gazumping

[C20: of uncertain origin]

gaˈzumper n

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gazump

Past participle: gazumped
Gerund: gazumping

Imperative

gazump

gazump

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	gazump - rip off; ask an unreasonable price fleece, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	2.	gazump - raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

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Translations

gazump

[gəˈzʌmp] (Brit)

A. VT [buyer] → ofrecer un precio más alto que; [seller] rehusar la venta de una propiedad a la persona con quien se había acordado aceptando una oferta más alta
we were gazumped → ofrecieron más que nosotros

B. VI [buyer] → ofrecer un precio más alto; [seller] faltar al compromiso de vender una casa aceptando una oferta más alta

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

gazump

[gəˈzʌmp] vi (British) en immobilier, revenir sur une promesse de vente pour accepter un prix plus élevé
to be gazumped
We've been gazumped → Le propriétaire est revenu sur sa promesse de vente en faveur d'un plus offrant.

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