vomit fraud

noun

A type of fraud in which a driver of a vehicle for hire falsely claims that an incident requiring cleanup occurred while a passenger was riding in the driver's vehicle, resulting in the company charging the passenger.

Meanings

nounvomit fraud (countable and uncountable, plural vomit frauds)

plural vomit frauds

  1. countableuncommonuncountableA type of fraud in which a driver of a vehicle for hire falsely claims that an incident requiring cleanup occurred while a passenger was riding in the driver's vehicle, resulting in the company charging the passenger.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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