What does arnaque in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word arnaque in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arnaque in French.

The word arnaque in French means fraud, swindle, it's daylight robbery. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arnaque

fraud

nom féminin (familier (escroquerie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a beaucoup d'arnaques sur internet.
There are a lot of scams on the internet.

swindle

verbe transitif (populaire (tromper, abuser, rouler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le brocanteur arnaqua plusieurs chalands avant que la police n'intervienne.
The second-hand goods dealer ripped off a few regular customers before the police intervened.

it's daylight robbery

(c'est du vol) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Non, mais tu as vu, des places à ce prix-là, c'est de l'arnaque.

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