In general terms, ona'ah (Hebrew: אוֹנָאָה or Hebrew: הוֹנָאָה, lit. overreaching) refers to the Jewish laws surrounding monetary deception.^[1]^[2]

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The word is used in modern Hebrew to describe fraud or embezzlement, while in halachic terms it describes unfair pricing.^[3]

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