ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fraudulence

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfɹɔː.djʊ.l(ə)ns/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Fraudulence is a noun meaning The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.

Meaning

The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.

Example Sentences

Among other fraudulences, Enron perfected the art of “mark to market” accounting, tagging mere estimates of future profits as actual on-the-books assets.
I ſuppoſe ſome of my friends, to whom I read the firſt part, gave notice of my deſign, and, perhaps, ſold the treacherous intelligence at a higher price than the fraudulence of trade will now allow me for my book.
We should therefore not make too much of the fraudulence of all that on-screen wailing. Just because North Korean TV never films anything before rehearsing all spontaneity out of it does not mean the average citizen was unmoved.

Word Forms

Synonyms for fraudulence

Depending on context, synonyms include duplicity, fraudulency, trickery, deceit, deceitfulness, deceptiveness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dupery, duplicity, deceit, hoax, put-on, fraud.

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