κομπίνα

Greek

Etymology

From French combine

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /komˈbina/
  • Hyphenation: κο‧μπί‧να

Noun

κομπίνα • (kompína) f

  1. (colloquial, pejorative, crime) scam, racket, racketeering, jobbery, wrangle, (illegal moneymaking scheme)
    Όλα τα λεφτά του με κομπίνες τα έβγαλε. ― Óla ta leftá tou me kompínes ta évgale. ― He made all his money by scams.

Declension

Synonyms

  • απάτη f (apáti, “fraud”)
  • τέχνασμα n (téchnasma, “trick”)
  • κόλπο n (kólpo, “trick”)
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