1. to cheat or defraud someone, especially by avoiding payment or escaping without paying

Examples

• The customer bilks restaurants by leaving without paying the check.
• He bilks his landlord by skipping out on rent payments.
• The con artist bilks elderly victims out of their savings.
• She bilks the taxi driver by jumping out at a red light.
• The company bilks investors with false promises of high returns.
• He regularly bilks creditors by declaring bankruptcy and starting over.