χρεωκοπέω

A. cut down a debt, defraud one's creditors, Plu. 2.829c, Str. 8.3.29, Ph. 1.345: metaph., πολλῶν θανάτων ὀφειλήματα D.S. 38/9.8 χ. τὸν λόγον Plu. 2.764a; withhold fraudulently, μέρος ἥμισυ ib. 968d; minimize, τι τῆς διδασκαλίας S.E. M. 6.6; cut down, Vett.Val. 137.13, al.:—Pass., to be cheated or defrauded, Plu. 2.829c, Phalar. Ep. 81.2; to be disappointed, Herm. ap. Stob. 1.49.44. (It is uncertain whether χρεοκ‐ or χρεωκ‐ should be read: v. χρεοκ‐.)