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pump-and-dump scheme

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun 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

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hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. contrivance
  2. dodge
  3. stratagem

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