force the voucher

English

Verb

force the voucher (third-person singular simple present forces the voucher, present participle forcing the voucher, simple past and past participle forced the voucher)

(archaic, slang) To carry out fraud by placing an advertisement offering to send a list of winners for the purpose of sports betting, and replying to interested parties by sending out vouchers similar to those sent out by respectable commission agents, but displaying double or treble the current odds. The victim is informed that on account of early investments made by the firm, the extra odds can be laid by them, and a remittance is requested. The fraudulent firm later disappears with the money.

References

1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

单词	force the voucher
释义	force the voucher English Verb force the voucher (third-person singular simple present forces the voucher, present participle forcing the voucher, simple past and past participle forced the voucher) (archaic, slang) To carry out fraud by placing an advertisement offering to send a list of winners for the purpose of sports betting, and replying to interested parties by sending out vouchers similar to those sent out by respectable commission agents, but displaying double or treble the current odds. The victim is informed that on account of early investments made by the firm, the extra odds can be laid by them, and a remittance is requested. The fraudulent firm later disappears with the money. References 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
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