gazump

ga·zump

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [guh-zuhmp]
- /gəˈzʌmp/
- /ɡəˈzʌmp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guh-zuhmp]
- /gəˈzʌmp/

Definitions of gazump word

verb with object gazump to cheat (a house buyer) by raising the price, at the time a contract is to be signed, over the amount originally agreed upon. 1
noun gazump an act of gazumping. 1
noun gazump (of a seller) raise the contracted price of a property after having informally accepted a lower offer (from an intending buyer). 1
transitive verb gazump housebuying: trump by bidding higher than 1
verb gazump If you are gazumped by someone, they agree to sell their house to you, but then sell it to someone else who offers to pay a higher price. 0
verb gazump to raise the price of something, esp a house, after agreeing a price verbally with (an intending buyer) 0

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Origin of gazump

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; earlier gazoomph to swindle, argot word of uncertain origin

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Parts of speech for Gazump

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gazump popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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