noun · formal
forgery
UK/ˈfɔːdʒəri/US/ˈfɔːrdʒəri/FOR·ge·ry
Band 6-7task2speaking
the act of making a fake version of something (document, signature, money) to deceive
Examples
“He was arrested for forgery after signing fake invoices.”
“The painting was revealed to be a forgery.”
“Forgery of official documents carries a heavy penalty.”
Band 8 sentence
“The gallery withdrew the painting after experts concluded it was a sophisticated forgery.”
Collocations
- forgery of documents
- convicted of forgery
Word family
forge verbforger nounforgery noun
Common mistakes
fake→forgery
counterfeit→forgery
Say it for a higher band
5fake→6counterfeit→7+forgery
Synonyms
counterfeiting
Easily confused
counterfeiting
“He was convicted of counterfeiting banknotes.”
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