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adj
Pertaining to a scheme whereby investors' returns are paid for directly by later investors' investments, giving the false impression that the investment is viable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: business, finance
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noun
A Ponzi scheme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To introduce or perpetrate a Ponzi scheme style scam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive, uncommon
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verb
To deceive someone by promising false investment returns that are funded by the proceeds of a new victim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive, uncommon
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History
Named after con artist Charles Ponzi (1882–1949) who notoriously ran such type of scam.
