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pyramid scheme

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pyramid scheme noun
plural pyramid schemes
pyramid scheme
noun
plural pyramid schemes
Britannica Dictionary definition of PYRAMID SCHEME
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: a dishonest and usually illegal business in which many people are persuaded to invest their money and the money of later investors is used to pay the people who invested first
called also (US) Ponzi scheme