gazump
v[Tn usu passive 通常用於被動語態(tài)]
(Brit infml derog 口, 貶) raise the price of property, esp a house, after accepting an offer from (a buyer) 抬價敲詐(尤指房產(chǎn), 價格議定後再抬價)
We shan't be buying the house
we've been gazumped (by the owner). 我們不想買那所房子了, 賣主變卦要敲詐我們.
??? 情景例句
But you may rest assured that the payment is guaranteed.