Finance:Ona'ah

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "ONA'AH - JewishEncyclopedia.com". http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/11707-ona-ah. 
  2. ↑ "Ona'ah". http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0015_0_15103.html. 
  3. ↑ "Unfair Pricing | Business Halacha". http://businesshalacha.com/en/folder-money-matters/unfair-pricing. 

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore, ed (1901–1906). "article name needed". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 



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