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swindle
[swin-dl]
verb (used with object)
to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
Synonyms: , , , ,to obtain by fraud or deceit.
verb (used without object)
to put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous trickery to defraud others; cheat.
noun
an act of swindling or a fraudulent transaction or scheme.
anything deceptive; a fraud.
This advertisement is a real swindle.
swindle
/ ˈɪԻə /
verb
to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud
(tr) to obtain (money, etc) by fraud
noun
a fraudulent scheme or transaction
Other 51Թ Forms
- swindleable adjective
- swindler noun
- swindlingly adverb
- outswindle verb (used with object)
- ˈɾԻ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swindle1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swindle1
Example Sentences
It’s a pleasure to be so deftly swindled.
Annie was later jailed for five years for swindling the shopkeepers.
As the Times reports, the False Claims Act is “typically used to go after government contractors for swindling.”
“Ah, this odious swindle, human life,” he swore, after his daughter Jean endured a major epileptic seizure.
The con artist in Ritter’s novel is a young woman with a murky past and visions of absconded riches who is ensnared in an elaborate swindle that recalls David Mamet at his most labyrinthine.
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