Definition
Cutting or scraping a deep hole or groove in something, or unfairly charging someone too much money.
Etymology
From Old French 'gauche,' referring to a curved chisel tool. The word entered English to describe the tool's action, and later came to mean overcharging unfairly.
Kelly Says
The tool called a gouge was so useful for carving that artists still use the same design today—it's one of the oldest specialized tools that never really needed improvement!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማንኛውንም ገላ
ma-n-gnyaw-n-m ge-la
ARالعربية
ابتزاز
ib-ta-zaz
BNবাংলা
অপব্যবহার
op-bya-ha-ar
CACatalà
gouging
goo-ging
CSČeština
vytírání
vy-ti-ra-ni
DADansk
extortion
ek-stor-shun
DEDeutsch
Ausbeutung
owz-byu-tung
ELΕλληνικά
απαχτική
a-pa-kht-i-kee
ESEspañol
estafa
es-ta-fa
FAفارسی
استثمار
es-te-m-shar
FISuomi
korkea hinta
kor-kea hin-ta
HUMagyar
kiakolás
kee-a-ko-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
penipuan
pe-ni-pu-an
ITItaliano
estorsione
es-tor-zi-one
KO한국어
이득을 취하다
i-deok-eul chwi-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
penipuan
pe-ni-pu-an
NLNederlands
afpersen
af-per-sen
NONorsk
utpressing
oot-pres-sing
PLPolski
wyłudzanie
vye-wud-za-nie
PTPortuguês
exploração
ex-plo-ra-ção
RORomână
exploatare
ex-plo-ta-re
RUРусский
вымогательство
vy-mo-gat-tel-stvo
SVSvenska
utpressning
oot-pres-ning
SWKiswahili
kuziba
koo-zi-ba
TRTürkçe
sömürgecilik
so-myur-ge-ci-lik
UKУкраїнська
вимагання
vi-ma-g-nya
URاردو
Exploitation
ek-splo-i-ta-shun
VITiếng Việt
lạm dụng
lam-dung
ZH中文
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ