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gazump Definition


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gazump
verb
    gazumped, gazumping
    1. colloq
      Said of someone selling a property: to raise the price that has already been verbally agreed with (a prospective buyer), usually because someone else has offered a higher price.
Derivative: gazumper
noun
    Derivative: gazumping
    noun
      Etymology: 1970s in this sense; 1920s as gazoomph, meaning ‘swindle': from Yiddish gezumph to swindle.



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