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Brit./Austral.  to unfairly acquire a property by bidding more than an offer that has already been accepted

IN BRIEF: v. - Raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price; Rip off.

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/gə'zΛmp/ Also gasumph, gazoomph, gazumph, gezumph /gə'zΛmp/
Also gasumph, gazoomph, gazumph, gezumph
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1: To swindle. (1928 —) .
Daily Mail M.P.s admitted that they had been 'gazoomphed' by fast-talking racketeers (1961).

2: trans. and intr. Of a seller: to raise the price of a property after having accepted an offer by (an intending buyer). (1971 —) . noun

3: A swindle. (1932 —) .

[Origin unknown.]

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See words rhyming with "gazump."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - presse priserne op

Français (French)
v. tr. - revenir sur sa parole, (GB) revenir sur un accord pour vendre au plus offrant (en immobilier)
n. - (GB) action de revenir sur un accord pour vendre au plus offrant

Deutsch (German)
v. - den (Haus)preis nachträglich anheben, betrügen
n. - nachträgliche Preisanhebung, Betrug

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (Βρετ.) (για πωλητή ακινήτου) απαιτώ τίμημα υψηλότερο από το συμφωνημένο
n. - υπερτίμηση

Italiano (Italian)
vendere un immobile dopo averne già conclusa la vendita con altro acquirente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - elevar o preço após concordar previamente, cobrar em excesso, enganar

Русский (Russian)
вымогать дополнительную плату (после заключения сделки), мошенничать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - romper un acuerdo de venta para vender la propiedad a un precio más alto, ofrecer un precio más alto que
n. - acto de aumentar el precio acordado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - trissa upp priset i efterhand, skörta upp ngn
n. - uppskörtning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
乘机抬价, 欺骗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 乘機抬價, 欺騙

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 곤란하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 契約後の値のつり上げ, 詐欺

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העלה מכיר נכס, רימה, הונה‬

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