forgery
pronunciation
How to pronounce forgery in British English:
UK [ˈfɔ:dʒəri]
How to pronounce forgery in American English:
US [ˈfɔrdʒəri]
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- Noun:
- a copy that is represented as the original
- criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
Word Origin
- forgery (n.)
- 1570s, "a thing made fraudulently," from forge (v.) + -ery. Meaning "act of counterfeiting" is 1590s. The literal sense of the verb tended to go with forging (late 14c. as "act of working on a forge," 1858 as "piece of work made on a forge").
Example
- 1. This afternoon tietz declared the letter to be a forgery .
- 2. Yet whereas counterfeit art has been around for centuries , wine forgery is relatively new .
- 3. The papyrus has sparked debate among academics but prof watson believes it to be a forgery .
- 4. Thus far the internet has proven an effective check on digital forgery .
- 5. When obama 's birth certificate in hawaii was digitally scanned for all to see , it was denounced as a forgery .