Con | Mean of con in English Dictionary

/ˈkɑːn/

• Noun
• a dishonest trick that is done to get someone's money
1. It was not a good investment but a con [=swindle, scam] to rob them of their savings.
• Verb
• to deceive or to trick (someone)
1. We don't like being conned. [=swindled]
2. They are accused of conning retirees out of their savings. [=of deceiving retired people in order to take their savings]
3. She was conned into volunteering.
4. He conned his way into the job. [=he lied about his qualifications to get the job]
• Noun
• a person in prison
1. a tough con
2. an ex-con [=a former prisoner]

• a person who is opposed to something
1. When the new law was proposed, we began hearing arguments from both the pros and the cons. [=from the people who supported it and the people who opposed it]
• an argument against something
1. Each technology has its pros and cons. [=has its good parts and its bad parts]
2. They carefully considered the pros and cons of starting their own business. [=considered the arguments for and against starting their own business]
3. Buying a home can be risky, but the pros outweigh the cons. [=the advantages outweigh the disadvantages]
• against something
1. A lot has been written pro and con about the new law. [=both for and against the new law]