gazumper

gazumper
One who gazumps.

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  • gazumper — gazump ► VERB Brit. informal ▪ deprive (someone whose offer to purchase a house has already been accepted) from proceeding with the purchase by offering or accepting a higher figure. DERIVATIVES gazumper noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense… …   English terms dictionary

  • gazump — gazumper, n. /geuh zump /, Brit. Slang. v.t. 1. to cheat (a house buyer) by raising the price, at the time a contract is to be signed, over the amount originally agreed upon. n. 2. an act of gazumping. [1925 30; earlier gazoomph to swindle, argot …   Universalium

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  • gazump — [gə zʌmp] verb Brit. informal make a higher offer for a house than (someone whose offer has already been accepted) and thus succeed in acquiring the property. Derivatives gazumper noun Origin 1920s (in sense swindle ): from Yiddish gezumph… …   English new terms dictionary

  • gazump — /gəˈzʌmp / (say guh zump) verb (t) 1. to bypass (a buyer of real estate with whom a price has been agreed) by selling at a higher price to another. 2. to force (a buyer) to accept a price higher than that previously agreed upon. {origin… …  

  • gazump — ► VERB Brit. informal ▪ deprive (someone whose offer to purchase a house has already been accepted) from proceeding with the purchase by offering or accepting a higher figure. DERIVATIVES gazumper noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense swindle :… …   English terms dictionary

  • gazump — v.tr. (also absol.) Brit. colloq. 1 (of a seller) raise the price of a property after having accepted an offer by (an intending buyer). 2 swindle. Derivatives: gazumper n. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert …   Useful english dictionary

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