Bilk
To cheat or defraud someone; to obtain money or goods by deceit or trickery.
verbBilk
To cheat or defraud someone; to obtain money or goods by deceit or trickery.
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Imagine This
Picture a street vendor selling what he claims is milk. The carton looks official, but the product is fake and overpriced. He pressures you to buy, but you realize you’re being bilked by a deceitful seller.
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Sounds Like
milk
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Looks Like
milk
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Remember This
Bilk is a formal-sounding verb meaning to swindle; common in business or legal contexts. The core idea is deception for financial gain.
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Other Forms
bilkedverb (past tense)
bilkingverb (present participle)
bilksverb (third-person singular)
bilkernoun
bilkingnoun
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Connect With
cheat, defraud, swindle, fleece, scam, fraud
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Note
Avoid confusing bilk with bulk. Bilk refers to cheating, not quantity. The word often appears in phrases like bilk someone out of their money.