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Scam in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Scamnoun
घोटाल
🗣️ ghoTala [/ˈskæm/, /ˈskeə̯m/, /ˈskɛə̯m/]
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📖 Meaning of “scam”

The meaning of “scam” in Hindi is घोटाल, pronounced ghoTala — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of scam

a fraudulent business scheme

🟢 Similar words for scam
cozenage victimize swindle rook goldbrick nobble diddle bunco defraud mulct hornswoggle short-change
✍️ Scam in a sentence
That minister was arrested due to currency scam.
कंपनी के घोटाले ने निवेशकों को करोड़ों का नुकसान पहुंचाया।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

US American carnival slang of uncertain origin. Possibly from scamp (“swindler, cheater”) or Irish cam (“crooked”). Also possibly from Danish skam; if so, it would be a doublet of shame and sham. First use appears c. 1963 in the periodical Time. The word became common use among the US drug culture when in early 1980, after Operation ABSCAM, an FBI sting operation directed at public officials, became public.

Quick facts about “scam”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Scam
Meaning in Hindi
घोटाल
Pronunciation
ghoTala
Part of speech
Noun
Similar words
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Category
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Word Origin (Etymology)
US American carnival slang of uncertain origin. Possibly from scamp (“swindler, cheater”) or Irish cam (“crooked”). Also possibly from Danish skam; if so, it would be a doublet of shame and sham. First use appears c. 1963 in the periodical Time. The word became common use among the US drug culture when in early 1980, after Operation ABSCAM, an FBI sting operation directed at public officials, became public.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "scam" is घोटाल (ghoTala).
In Devanagari script it is written as घोटाल.
It is pronounced "ghoTala". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.
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