#wordofthedayonleo - bilk
What It Means
Bilk is typically applied in contexts relating to fraud and deceit. It can mean "to cheat out of something valuable," or "to evade payment of or to," or "to obtain something by defrauding someone."
// Prosecutors contend that the defendant bilked hundreds of investors out of their life savings.
//Some vendors accuse the company of bilking its creditors.
//The organization's treasurer had bilked thousands of dollars from the nonprofit over the course of one year.
I always thought it was 'milk', or maybe that is just in Newfoundland.
me too
Milk and bilk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Milk" instead a verb "Bilk".
Milk and bilk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Milk" instead a verb "Bilk".
Makes sense. Happy Friday Bradley 🙏🏼
Thanks my friend. Same to you :)