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Fete vs Rort - What's the difference?

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Fete is a related term of rort.


As verbs the difference between fete and rort

is that fete is while rort is .

As an adjective rort is

.

fete

English

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Noun

(en noun)
  • A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
  • * 1991 , Treasure Hunting , Treasure Hunting Publications:
    • The final fete of the year was held at the Plymouth Hoe on 20 July, where fine weather and crowds of people ensured much support for local charities and boosted club finds.
  • A feast, celebration or carnival.

    • Verb

    (fet)
  • (usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).
  • * 1992 , Today , News Group Newspapers Ltd:
    • Danielle Salamon was also four when she was feted as a musical genius in 1953.

    Synonyms

    * celebrate

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    rort

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia, New Zealand) A scam or fraud, especially involving the misappropriation of public money or resources.
  • * 2008 , Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) , page 4067,
    • Not all of the projects were bad or rorts ; the majority were no doubt valuable to their communities.
  • * 2009 , Justine Vaisutis, Australia , Lonely Planet, page 81,
    • It?s one of the great rorts in Australia that for overstaying your welcome (even by five minutes) in a space that may cost only a few dollars to park in, local councils are prepared to fine you anywhere from $50 to $120.
  • * 2011 , Malcolm Knox, , Fierce Focus , unnumbered page,
    • The rort was that South Australia and Western Australia, who controlled their grounds, were allowed to double-dip. In Perth, for instance, the WACA sold season tickets, which they marketed in the form of memberships, to everything at the ground, including football. They had a huge membership and were rolling in money, but because they?d sold their tickets in memberships, they declared a loss on the cricket Test match. At the end of the season, though, they?d get the same twofourteenths(sic) of Pool Two as Queensland.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Australia, New Zealand, transitive) To cheat or defraud.
  • * 1992 , Victorian Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) , page 496,
    • He wants to change the system for the benefit of all and wants to stop the incredible rorting that has occurred within the prisons system.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2009, date=January 30 , author=Ben Packham , title=Same-sex couples accused of cheating system, work=Herald Sun citation , passage=SINGLE pensioners living together will come under scrutiny from Centrelink looking for same-sex couples rorting welfare.}}
  • * 2011 , James Morton, Susanna Lobez, Kings of Stings: The Greatest Swindles From Down Under , page 118,
    • York is then alleged to have rorted the doctor out of his share.

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