Defraud – Illegally obtain money by deception

To remember the definition of the word defraud, use the following mnemonic:

The free audit (defraud) was just a deception to steal money.

Examples of defraud in a sentence

The crooks planned to defraud the bank for months before they were caught out.

A scary amount of nursing home workers defraud the elderly residents.

I will defraud the company by pretending to be two members of staff at the same time.