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A typical Ponzi scheme involves taking money from investors, then paying them off with money taken from new investors, rather than paying them from actual earnings.
Amy Goodman

Meaning of "Ponzi scheme" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PONZI SCHEME

After Charles Ponzi, who famously perpetrated such a scheme in the United States of America in the early 20th century.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PONZI SCHEME

Ponzi scheme  [ˈpɒnzɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PONZI SCHEME

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ponzi scheme is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PONZI SCHEME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ponzi scheme

Ponzi scheme

A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation where the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to the operators by new investors, rather than from profit earned by the operator. Operators of Ponzi schemes usually entice new investors by offering higher returns than other investments, in the form of short-term returns that are either abnormally high or unusually consistent. The perpetuation of the high returns requires an ever-increasing flow of money from new investors to sustain the scheme. The scheme is named after Charles Ponzi, who became notorious for using the technique in 1920. The idea present in novels, was actually performed in real life by Ponzi who with his operation took in so much money that it was the first to become known throughout the United States. Ponzi's original scheme was based on the arbitrage of international reply coupons for postage stamps; however, he soon diverted investors' money to make payments to earlier investors and himself.

Definition of Ponzi scheme in the English dictionary

The definition of Ponzi scheme in the dictionary is a fraudulent investment operation that pays quick returns to initial contributors using money from subsequent contributors rather than profit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PONZI SCHEME


bronzy
ˈbrɒnzɪ
Broonzy
ˈbruːnzɪ
Finzi
ˈfɪnzɪ
franzy
ˈfrænzɪ
frenzy
ˈfrɛnzɪ
gaberlunzie
ˌɡæbəˈlʌnzɪ
gansey
ˈɡænzɪ
Guernsey
ˈɡɜːnzɪ
Kinsey
ˈkɪnzɪ
linsey
ˈlɪnzɪ
Mackenzie
məˈkɛnzɪ
onesie
ˈwʌnzɪ
pansy
ˈpænzɪ
quinsy
ˈkwɪnzɪ
Rienzi
rɪˈɛnzɪ
Swansea
ˈswɒnzɪ
tansy
ˈtænzɪ
teensy
ˈtiːnzɪ
teensy-weensy
ˈtiːnzɪˈwiːnzɪ
weensy
ˈwiːnzɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PONZI SCHEME

Pontypridd
pony
pony club
pony express
pony trekking
pony up
ponyskin
ponytail
Ponzimonium

WORDS THAT END LIKE PONZI SCHEME

bonus scheme
color scheme
colour scheme
Enterprise Allowance Scheme
Enterprise Investment Scheme
get-rich-quick scheme
graduated pension scheme
housing scheme
incentive scheme
insurance scheme
job creation scheme
marking scheme
pension scheme
pilot scheme
profit-sharing scheme
recycling scheme
rhyme scheme
scheme
theme
Training Opportunities Scheme
training scheme

Synonyms and antonyms of Ponzi scheme in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Ponzi scheme» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PONZI SCHEME

Find out the translation of Ponzi scheme to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Ponzi scheme from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ponzi scheme» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

庞氏骗局
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esquema de Ponzi
570 millions of speakers

English

Ponzi scheme
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Ponzi योजना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مخطط بونزي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

схема Понци
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esquema de Ponzi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পনজী প্রকল্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

combine à la Ponzi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

skim Ponzi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ponzi-Schema
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ねずみ講
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

폰지 스킴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skema Ponzi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kế hoạch Ponzi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போன்சி திட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोन्झी योजना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ponzi şeması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schema di Ponzi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ponzi Scheme
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

схема Понці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schema Ponzi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύστημα Ponzi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ponzi-skema
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pyramidspel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ponzi scheme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ponzi scheme

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PONZI SCHEME»

The term «Ponzi scheme» is regularly used and occupies the 80.209 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PONZI SCHEME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ponzi scheme

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6 QUOTES WITH «PONZI SCHEME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Ponzi scheme.
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Amy Goodman
A typical Ponzi scheme involves taking money from investors, then paying them off with money taken from new investors, rather than paying them from actual earnings.
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Daniel Pauly
There is no need for an end to fish, or to fishing for that matter. But there is an urgent need for governments to free themselves from the fishing-industrial complex and its Ponzi scheme, to stop subsidizing the fishing-industrial complex and awarding it fishing rights, when it should in fact pay for the privilege to fish.
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Daniel Pauly
Our oceans have been the victims of a giant Ponzi scheme, waged with Bernie Madoff-like callousness by the world's fisheries.
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Mitchell Zuckoff
When running a Ponzi scheme, how does one avoid enormous, unexpected withdrawals - runs on the bank, so to speak - that would pull back the curtain and reveal a little man blowing smoke? One way would be to attract a core of investors who could be counted on to never withdraw more than a small percentage of principal each year.
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Mitchell Zuckoff
No Ponzi schemer tells anyone exactly how it works. The purpose of a Ponzi scheme is to trick people, to take the money and run.
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Mitchell Zuckoff
I know that plenty of folks have issues with Social Security, but I'd urge them to confront it on its own terms. Calling it a Ponzi scheme is misleading and does more to cloud the issue than it does to illuminate it. And yes, I do know that unless changes are made, the current system is unsustainable. But that doesn't mean it's fraud.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PONZI SCHEME»

Discover the use of Ponzi scheme in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ponzi scheme and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend
Ponzi is a classic American tale of immigrant life and the dream of success, and the unexpectedly moving story of a man who–for a fleeting, illusory moment–attained it all. From the Hardcover edition.
Mitchell Zuckoff, 2005
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The Ponzi Scheme Puzzle: A History and Analysis of Con ...
An exploration of Ponzi schemers' fascinating power of persuasion and deception, the reasons for their success and longevity, and the character of their victims.
Tamar Frankel, 2012
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Planet Ponzi
In Planet Ponzi, Mitch Feierstein tells you what's happened, what will happen next and how to protect yourself and your family.
Mitch Feierstein, 2012
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Need and Greed: The True Story of the Largest Ponzi Scheme ...
Weisman, who has practiced law for 17 years and was formerly the general counsel to the Bennett family, the perpetrators of the subject of this book, offers an insider's view of an interesting story in the history of American investment ...
Stewart L. Weisman, 1999
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Marcia Sladich' Arrest In $10 Million Ponzi Scheme
Allegedly, beginning in 2004 and continuing through at least August 2007, Sladich solicited hundreds of investors, most of them fellow members of her church, to invest money with her and her company, Kay Services, LLC.
Backgroundnow Staff, 2008
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The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust
In The Wizard of Lies, Diana B. Henriques of The New York Times -- who has led the paper’s coverage of the Madoff scandal since the day the story broke -- has written the definitive book on the man and his scheme, drawing on unprecedented ...
Diana B. Henriques, 2011
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man: How Ponzi Schemes and Pyramid ...
Explores the mechanics, regulatory rules, legal issues, and sales variations surrounding "multilevel" marketing scams while offering advice on telling the difference between an investment and a fraudulent scheme
James Walsh, 1998
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Investigation of Failure of the SEC to Uncover Bernard ...
Contents: (1) Results of the Invest.; (2) SEC Review of 2000 and 2001 Markopolos Complaints: (3) SEC 2004 OCIE Cause Exam. of Madoff; (4) SEC 2005 NERO Exam. of Madoff; (5) SEC 2006 Invest. of Markopolos Complaint; (6) Effect of Madoff¿s ...
H. David Kotz, 2009
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Bernard L. Madoff Charged In Multi-Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
The SEC's complaint, filed in federal court in Manhattan, alleges that Madoff yesterday informed two senior employees that his investment advisory business was a fraud.
Backgroundnow.com Staff, 2008
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The Hit Charade
Tyler Gray (the only journalist to speak with Pearlman while he was in jail) weaves together the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the greed and desperation of this boy-band mogul and monumental scam artist.
Tyler Gray, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PONZI SCHEME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ponzi scheme is used in the context of the following news items.
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95 years ago, the original Ponzi scheme fell apart
Ponzi scheme” has become a phrase to describe an orchestrated financial scam—similar to pyramid schemes, the Ponzi scammer sits at the ... «Boston.com, Jul 15»
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Man sentenced in Charlotte Ponzi scheme
The U.S. Attorney Office in Charlotte said Thursday that Claude Darrell McDougal, 56, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
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“I literally cried so hard I collapsed:” Couple loses more than …
Steven and Kristine Beeler lost $411,000 in Ponzi scheme. ... Pantazelos is serving a 9.5 federal prison sentence for running a Ponzi scheme. «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
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Ponzi Scheme Operator Sentenced to More Than Six Years on …
Claude Darrell McDougal, 56, formerly of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that ... «Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jul 15»
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Jail, Turmoil, Ponzi Scheme: Does Anyone Want to Buy National …
Years later, the offices of Durham and Cochran were raided by the FBI, which charged them with operating a Ponzi scheme causing more than ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
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Sebi hopeful that ponzi scheme menace would be contained
KOLKATA: Sebi chairman UK Sinha today said the ponzi scheme menace would be contained with the formation of state-level coordination ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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Ponzi scheme or recession casualty? Real estate exec Michael J …
A Pacific Property Assets investment at 1349 Ohio Ave., one of the many PPA apartment properties abandoned by lenders because it was ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
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Retd senior cop conned in ponzi scheme
INDORE: A former police department official became a victim of fraud after he invested money in a ponzi scheme of Jaipur-based company that ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Real Estate Developer Charged with Swindling Investors in $2 …
CHICAGO—A Florida businessman has been charged in federal court with running a Ponzi scheme involving the sale of bogus investments in ... «Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jul 15»
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Prosecutors: Naperville man lost $125000 in Ponzi scheme
A Naperville man was bilked out of $125,000 as part of a 60-year-old Florida man's Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»

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