Definition of "bilked" [bilked]

• Simple past tense and past participle of bilk. (verb)

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• "The Frydmans, who had formed a venture with L'Oreal in 1988, contend that L'Oreal forced them out a year later to meet Arab demands; Pope, the L'Oreal lawyer, responds that they "bilked" L'Oreal for millions of dollars."
• ""Hang!" simultaneously shouted the two hackney-drivers, who seemed as bitter against the disgraced duellist as if he had "bilked" them of a fare."
• "Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N. D., used harsher language, saying the government "bilked" many trust account holders."