fleeced

verb
UK: /fliːst/
US: /fliːst/

  1. Past tense and past participle of fleece: to deceive someone and take money from them.

    1. He fleeced me! I lost all my money.
    2. The company fleeced many elderly people, taking their life savings.
fleeced adjective

  1. Having been deceived or cheated out of money.

    1. I feel fleeced after that bad deal.
    2. The fleeced investors are now seeking legal advice to recover their losses.

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The phonetic transcription of "fleeced" is /fliːst/ in British English and /fliːst/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "fleeced": "He fleeced me! I lost all my money.". More examples on the page.