forgery

== English == === Etymology === Recorded since 1574; from forge +‎ -ery, from Middle English forgen, via Anglo-Norman forger, from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricārī (“to frame, construct, fabricate”), itself from fabrica (“workshop; construction”), from faber (“workman, smith”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔː.dʒəɹ.ɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːɹ.d͡ʒəɹ.ɪ/ === Noun === forgery (countable and uncountable, plural forgeries) The act of forging metal into shape. The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; especially the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another, the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud. That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised or counterfeited. (archaic) An invention, creation. ==== Usage notes ==== The non-fraudulent meaning "metalworking" is more usually expressed with the noun forging, or with other words such as metalworking, smithcraft, etc. ==== Synonyms ==== counterfeit fake ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===