呃ak1錢cin4

English

1. rip off (money); to cheat money
2. to scam money
3. figuratively, to sell something at an unreasonably high price

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 靠唔誠實嘅方法得到其他人啲錢
2. 引申指用唔合理嘅價錢去賣嘢

Examples

• 嗰個留學生俾人呃錢，冇咗幾十萬。

  That foreign student was scammed and lost several hundred thousand dollars. ----

• 嗰檔嘢好呃錢㗎，廿蚊先得三粒魚蛋。

  That stall is very expensive (as if they are scamming money), they sell you only three fishballs for $20.