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Complete Definition of "pyramid scheme"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=pyramid scheme

  1. An illicit money-making investment scheme whereby early investors are paid primarily or wholly by later investors. Eventually all such schemes fail to the detriment of recent (later) investors.

See also
Ponzi scheme

Translations
Finnish: pyramidihuijaus

Revision and Credits for"pyramid scheme"
  • 2007-12-28 20:34 - Connel MacKenzie - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Altales Teriadem|Altales Teriadem]] ([[User_talk:Altales Teriadem|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:DCDuring|DCDuring]]

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