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pirâmide financeira

[pee-RAH-mee-duh fee-nahn-SAY-ruh]
nounfemininepl: pirâmides financeiras
pyramid scheme
1. An illegal or fraudulent investment scheme where returns for existing investors are generated primarily by recruiting new participants rather than from legitimate business activities or profit from real investment.
The company was shut down after authorities discovered it was operating a pyramid scheme.
A empresa foi fechada depois que as autoridades descobriram que ela operava uma pirâmide financeira.
2. A fraudulent business model that promises high returns and relies on continuous recruitment of new members to sustain payments to earlier investors.
Many victims lost their life savings in the pyramid scheme.
Muitas vítimas perderam suas economias de vida toda na pirâmide financeira.
NYC Slang
pyramid scheme, Ponzi scheme (related)
Synonyms
esquema de pirâmidefraude em pirâmideesquema fraudulentogolpe de pirâmide
Antonyms
investimento legítimoaplicação seguranegócio lícito

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
pirâmide financeira
Standard term used throughout Brazil
São Paulo
pirâmide financeira
Commonly used in financial and legal contexts
Portugal
esquema de pirâmide
European Portuguese may prefer this alternative phrasing

Related Idioms & Phrases

cair em uma pirâmide financeira
vítima de pirâmide financeira
esquema tipo pirâmide
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