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Definition of fleece verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

fleece

verb

NAmE//flis//

fleece somebody (informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fleece

he / she / it fleeces

past simple fleeced

-ing form fleecing

to take a lot of money from someone by charging them too much Some local stores have been fleecing tourists.

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