kiting

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪtɪŋ/

Noun

kiting (usually uncountable, plural kitings)

1. (banking) The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears.
2. (slang) The act of tampering with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other item.
3. Synonym of kiteboarding.

Derived terms

• domain kiting
• parakiting
• snowkiting

Verb

kiting

1. present participle and gerund of kite

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkitiŋ/ [ˈki.t̪ɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -itiŋ
• Syllabification: ki‧ting

Adjective

kiting (comparative lebih kiting, superlative paling kiting)

1. two fingers or toes that attached to each other
2. (colloquial) curvy (of fingers)

   Synonym: lentik

Noun

kiting

1. nonstandard form of keteng

Further reading

• “kiting”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016