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noun
The practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A shell deformity in captive turtles, leading to a pyramid shape underlying each scute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A form of tax evasion in which an employer that withholds payroll taxes from employees intentionally fails to remit those withholdings to the taxing authority, often then filing for bankruptcy to repeat the fraud under a new name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Synonym of pyramid trading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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Synonyms: pyramid trading
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verb
present participle and gerund of pyramid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: swindle, cheat, rig
History
From pyramid + -ing.
