category fraud

noun

The practice of misclassifying individuals or entities within certain categories, often to gain an unfair advantage or mislead stakeholders.

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Meanings

nouncategory fraud (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessThe practice of misclassifying individuals or entities within certain categories, often to gain an unfair advantage or mislead stakeholders.
  2. uncountableentertainmentThe practice of campaigning for an award under a category where there is less competition in preference to a category that better describes one.
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APA

category fraud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/category%20fraud

MLA

“category fraud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/category%20fraud. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “category fraud,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/category%20fraud.

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