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Definition Ponzi scheme in American English

Ponzi scheme noun

[countable] noun
/ˈpɑnziˌskim/
1

an illegal pyramid selling plan which uses money from people who have just invested to pay people who have already invested, instead of using real profit to pay them

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Definition Ponzi scheme in American English