gazump

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡəˈzʌmp/ (General American) enPR: gə-zŭmpʹ, IPA(key): /ɡəˈzʌmp/ Rhymes: -ʌmp Hyphenation: ga‧zump === Etymology 1 === Possibly from Yiddish גזלן (gazlen, “thief, bandit”). ==== Alternative forms ==== gazoomph, gazumph ==== Verb ==== gazump (third-person singular simple present gazumps, present participle gazumping, simple past and past participle gazumped) (British) To swindle; to extort. (British, Australia, real estate) To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one. (British, Australia, real estate) To buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer. (British, Australia) To trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== gazump (plural gazumps) (British, Australia, real estate) The act of gazumping. ==== See also ==== gazang gazunder === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== gazump (plural gazumps) (US, slang, dated) An automobile. A politician who takes bribes.