gazump
📖 Definitions
verb tr.
1. To raise the price after accepting an offer from a buyer.
2. To offer a higher price to a seller on something that’s already being sold to another.
3. To preempt something, especially by questionable means.
4. To swindle.
💬 Usage Examples
“Its ‘final’ offer was gazumped by a last-minute interloper.” Alistair Osborne; Hedge Your Bets over Sirius Bid; The Times (London, UK); Feb 20, 2020. “Ms.
Lively used her website to gazump all gossip sites by announcing her pregnancy.” Vanessa Friedman; The Goop Effect; The New York Times; Nov 16, 2014.