swindle
to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
to obtain by fraud or deceit.
to put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous trickery to defraud others; cheat.
an act of swindling or a fraudulent transaction or scheme.
anything deceptive; a fraud: This advertisement is a real swindle.
Origin of swindle
1Other words for swindle
Other words from swindle
- swin·dle·a·ble, adjective
- swin·dler, noun
- swin·dling·ly, adverb
- out·swin·dle, verb (used with object), out·swin·dled, out·swin·dling.
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How to use swindle in a sentence
It deserves to rank among the most extraordinary literary swindles of the present, perhaps of any, century.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteWithin six months, if you're not sandbagged or jailed on fake libel suits, you'll have a unique bibliography of swindles.
Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins AdamsThey could not believe in frauds and swindles at the hands of such men as they who enticed them to irreparable financial ruin.
Thirty Years in Australia | Ada CambridgeHe then narrated at length the various thefts, swindles and forgeries charged against Lupin.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar | Maurice LeblancHad he been allowed to complete his intention, the future career of Gleeson would not have been connected with mining swindles.
Colonial Born | G. Firth Scott
British Dictionary definitions for swindle
/ (ˈswɪndəl) /
to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud
(tr) to obtain (money, etc) by fraud
a fraudulent scheme or transaction
Origin of swindle
1Derived forms of swindle
- swindler, noun
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