Usually means: Fraudulent investment scam promising returns.
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General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. Ponzi scheme, Ponzi scheme: Merriam-Webster
  2. Ponzi scheme: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Ponzi scheme: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Ponzi scheme: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Ponzi-scheme, ponzi-scheme: Wordnik
  6. Ponzi scheme: Wiktionary
  7. Ponzi scheme: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. Ponzi scheme, ponzi scheme: Dictionary.com
  9. Ponzi scheme: Online Etymology Dictionary
  10. Ponzi Scheme, Ponzi scheme, The Ponzi Scheme: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Ponzi Scheme: The Word Detective
  12. Ponzi scheme: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. Ponzi scheme: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. INVESTORWORDS (No longer online)
  4. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  5. Ponzi scheme: Moneyterms
  6. Ponzi Scheme: Investopedia
  7. Ponzi Scheme: Legal dictionary
  8. Ponzi scheme: Financial dictionary
  9. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Ponzi scheme: A Word A Day
  2. Ponzi scheme: The Skeptic's Dictionary
  3. Ponzi scheme: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ponzi scheme: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Ponzi scheme)

noun:  A fraudulent scheme where earlier investors are paid with the money taken from new investors, giving the impression that the scheme is a viable investment.

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