swindle
[ swin-dl ]
/ ˈswɪn dl /
verb (used with object), swin·dled, swin·dling.
to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
to obtain by fraud or deceit.
verb (used without object), swin·dled, swin·dling.
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.
Origin of 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.Words nearby swindle
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British Dictionary definitions for swindle
swindle
/ (ˈswɪndəl) /
verb
to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud
(tr)
to obtain (money, etc) by fraud
noun
a fraudulent scheme or transaction
Derived forms of swindle
swindler, nounWord Origin for swindle
C18: back formation from German
Schwindler, from
schwindeln, from Old High German
swintilōn, frequentative of
swintan to disappear