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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… …