Ponzi UK /ˈpɒnzi/US /ˈpɑnzi/verb 2adjective 1noun 1forms 5 verb2 •(informal) To introduce or perpetrate a Ponzi scheme style scam.Harry then ponzied over on Rotarians, the slickest scheme in high finance that has ever been witnessed by the organization. — 1920 •(informal) To deceive someone by promising false investment returns that are funded by the proceeds of a new victim.About 6,000 California investors did—and got "Ponzied" out of their money. — 1999 adjective1 •Pertaining to a scheme whereby investors' returns are paid for directly by later investors' investments, giving the false impression that the investment is viable.Officers, who say he [Kautilya Nandan Pruthi] was Britain's most prolific Ponzi fraudster "by some way", fear that only around £2m will be returned to his victims. — 2012 noun1 •A Ponzi scheme.Based on the media's portrayal of these Ponzies, at the end of the day, it seems as though these villains had zero concern about what they were doing to their clients. — 2010 formsPonzied · Ponzying · Ponzies · Ponzies · Ponzis
