scam(noun, verb) noun1. a fraudulent business schemeSimilar word(s): cozenageDefinition categories: act, cheat, rig, swindleSentences with scam as a noun:- That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me. verb1. deprive of by deceitSimilar word(s): bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, swindle, victimizeDefinition categories: social, cheat, chiselSentences with scam as a verb:- They tried to scam her out of her savings.