anti-fraud

adjective

an·​ti-fraud ˌan-tē-ˈfrȯd How to pronounce anti-fraud (audio)
ˌan-tī-
: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent fraud
the anti-fraud provisions of the Federal securities laws
anti-fraud technology

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In its aggressive push to root out government waste, DOGE has broadened its scope well beyond traditional anti-fraud efforts. Sam Sabin, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025 Systems face input data manipulation through adversarial attacks, which leads them to generate wrong results while trying to evade anti-fraud detection. Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 All agree on the urgent need for action, but Democrats’ broader hostility to the anti-fraud efforts of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency has driven them to oppose even this commonsense legislation. Matt Weidinger, National Review, 11 Mar. 2025 So far, House Bill 310, which also requires certain anti-fraud measures, is one of the closest to becoming law. Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-fraud

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-fraud was in 1836

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“Anti-fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-fraud. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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