noun๐ShareThe act of gazumping."The Smiths experienced the disappointment of gazumps when another buyer offered more money for the house they thought they had secured. "propertybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo swindle; to extort."The car dealer tried to gazump me by adding hidden fees at the last minute, raising the price significantly. "businessfinancelaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one."The seller tried to gazump us at the last minute by raising the price of the house after we had already agreed on a deal. "propertybusinesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer."Even though the sellers had accepted Sarah's offer on the house, another buyer gazumped her by offering ten thousand pounds more. "propertybusinessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create."The intern worked for weeks to secure a meeting with the CEO, but his manager gazumped him by presenting the project proposal as his own. "businesspropertyfinanceeconomymoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareAn automobile."Given the definition "gazumps" meaning "an automobile," here's a simple and clear sentence: "My father drives a red gazumps to work every day." "vehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA politician who takes bribes."The newspaper revealed that several gazumps in the city council had been accepting money from developers in exchange for approving construction projects. "politicsgovernmentpersonmoraljobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
