Betrug

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German betroc, from Old High German bitrog, from Proto-West Germanic *bidrog. The -u- is from German Trug, itself a back-formation from Middle High German trüge, from Old High German trugī, from the same Indo-European root. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈtʁuːk/ (standard) IPA(key): /bəˈtʁʊx/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial) Rhymes: -uːk, -ʊx === Noun === Betrug m (strong, genitive Betruges or Betrugs, plural Betrüge) fraud deception, deceit cheating ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Schwindel ==== Derived terms ==== betrügerisch ==== Related terms ==== betrugsanfällig, Betrugsmasche, Betrugsschema Anlagebetrug, Bankbetrug, Steuerbetrug, Trickbetrug === Further reading === “Betrug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Betrug” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Betrug” in Duden online