verb🔗Share敲竹杠，诈骗 To swindle; to extort.""After we verbally agreed on the price for the used car, the seller gazumped us by suddenly demanding an extra $500 before we could finalize the deal." "我们口头协议好二手车的价格后，卖家突然敲了我们一笔，在最后成交前硬要多加五百美元。businessfinancelaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share被抬价, 坐地起价 To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one."The family was gazumped on their dream house after the seller found a higher offer. "这家人的梦想房屋在卖家找到更高的报价后，被人坐地起价了。propertybusinesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share被抬价抢购，被人截胡。 To buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer.""After the seller agreed to our offer on the house, we were gazumped by another buyer who offered them much more money." "卖家已经同意了我们的房子出价，结果我们被人截胡了，另一个买家出了更高的价钱。propertybusinesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share截胡， 撬单. To trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create."Sarah was about to buy the old car, but her brother gazumped her by offering the seller more money at the last minute. "莎拉本来都要买下那辆旧车了，结果她弟弟在最后一刻给卖家出了更高的价钱，把她给截胡了。businesspropertyeconomyfinanceactionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
