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gazump

ga·zump

UK/ɡəˈzʌmp/ US/ɡəˈzʌmp/ uncommon dated slang uk us

verb

2.

raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price

Origin

Possibly from Yiddish גזלן (gazlen, “thief, bandit”).

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