pump-and-dump scheme
NOUN
20 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P
pump-and-dump scheme is a valid 20-letter word worth 36 points in Scrabble and 45 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3U1M3P3-0A1N1D2-0D2U1M3P3S1C3H4E1M3E1
3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 =36 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 72TRIPLE WORD → 108
MEANING
What does pump-and-dump scheme mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
An illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises.
BROADER