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Definition 2025
pyramid_scheme
pyramid scheme
See also: pyramid-scheme
English
Noun
pyramid scheme (plural pyramid schemes)
- An illicit money-making investment scheme whereby early investors are paid primarily or wholly by later investors. Eventually all such schemes fail to the detriment of recent (later) investors.
Synonyms
- pyramid selling scheme
See also
Translations
illicit money-making scheme
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• French: combine (f) de pyramide (f)/de Ponzi
• Italian: macchinazione (f), strata- gemma (m), intrigo (m) de piramide (f)/de Ponzi
• Spanish: ardid (m), artimaña (f), maquinación (f), estratagema (f), treta (f), intriga (f) de pirámide (f)/de Ponzi
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