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Scam vs Legit - What's the difference?

scam | legit |

As a noun scam

is fraudulent deal.

As a verb scam

is to defraud or embezzle.

As an adjective legit is

legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules.

scam

English

Noun

(wikipedia scam) (en noun)
  • Fraudulent deal.
    • That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me .

    Synonyms

    * con game * confidence trick * See also

    Verb

    (scamm)
  • To defraud or embezzle.
    • They tried to scam her out of her savings.

    Synonyms

    * (verb)

    Anagrams

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    legit

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules
  • (by extension) genuine, actual, literal or honest, of a thing or person
  • (slang) cool by virtue of being genuine (considered to be the real deal)

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