swindled

[swin-dld]

adjective

Jewelry.

1. (of a gem) cut so as to retain the maximum weight of the original stone or to give a false impression of size, especially by having the table too large.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swindled¹

swindle + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Former Roma resident Judit Pusomai alleges she was swindled out of her mud house when someone tricked her into signing a property swap deal.

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He allegedly posed as the wealthy heir of a diamond mogul on dating app Tinder and swindled women into lending him large sums of money, which he never repaid.

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Ms Vouzelaud, 38, then tried to explain to him that he had been swindled and the couple urged him to go to the police to file a complaint.

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All the people who claimed to have been swindled by Mr Cavanagh said they had made complaints to Action Fraud.

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It’s a pleasure to be so deftly swindled.

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