Ponzi scheme in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Ponzi scheme in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for Ponzi scheme in the English»French Dictionary

I.scheme [Brit skiːm, Am skim] N

II.scheme [Brit skiːm, Am skim] VB intr pej

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III.scheme [Brit skiːm, Am skim]

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See also colour scheme

Ponzi scheme in the PONS Dictionary

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His scheme had some similarities to a Ponzi scheme, and he had systemically falsified the bank's accounts for several years to cover up being insolvent.
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In reality, the investment firm had been a Ponzi scheme.
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However, it was actually a front to attract investment for a massive Ponzi scheme.
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The organization operated as a ponzi scheme, paying established donors dividends which were taken from the funds supplied by newer donors.
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This could serve to help the prospective investor avoid being the victim of a fraud or Ponzi scheme.
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In 2008, he was convicted and sentenced to three years prison for defrauding millions of dollars of investors' money in an intricate Ponzi scheme.
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However, in a Ponzi scheme early investors are paid dividends from their own money or that of subsequent investors.
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He is accused of running a Ponzi scheme.
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Ward ran the company as a Ponzi scheme.
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He was not convicted of running a Ponzi scheme, the main charge.
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