noun🔗ShareContraoferta, retractaciónThe act of gazumping."The potential buyer was devastated to learn that the seller had accepted a higher offer; it was a clear case of gazumping. "El posible comprador quedó devastado al saber que el vendedor había aceptado una oferta más alta; fue un claro caso de retractación.propertybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstafar, timarTo swindle; to extort."The used car salesman tried to gazump me by adding an extra $500 to the price right before I signed the contract. "El vendedor de coches usados intentó estafarme agregando 500 dólares adicionales al precio justo antes de que firmara el contrato.businessfinancepropertyeconomylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSubir el precio, timarTo raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one.""We thought we had bought the house, but the seller gazumped us at the last minute and accepted a higher offer from someone else." "Pensamos que habíamos comprado la casa, pero el vendedor nos timó en el último minuto y aceptó una oferta más alta de otra persona.propertybusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuperar la oferta, pujar más altoTo buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer."The Smiths gazumped the Browns' offer on the house, paying more money to secure the property. "Los Smith superaron la oferta de los Brown por la casa, pagando más dinero para asegurar la propiedad.propertybusinessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstafar, desplumarTo trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create."The Smiths gazumped the Joneses by offering a higher price for the house just as the Joneses thought they had the deal finalized. "Los Smith estafaron a los Jones al ofrecer un precio más alto por la casa justo cuando los Jones pensaban que habían finalizado el trato.propertybusinesseconomyfinancemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAutomóvil, cocheAn automobile."My gazump broke down on the way to work, so I was late. "Mi coche se averió de camino al trabajo, así que llegué tarde.vehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePolítico corruptoA politician who takes bribes."The newspaper exposed a local politician as a gazump who accepted money in exchange for favors. "El periódico expuso a un político local como un político corrupto que aceptaba dinero a cambio de favores.politicsgovernmentpersonmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
