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   swin·dle

   /ˈswind(ə)l/

   verb

   • 1. use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions: "a businessman swindled investors out of millions of dollars"
   • ▪ obtain (money) fraudulently: "he was said to have swindled $62.5 million from the pension fund"

   noun

   • 1. a fraudulent scheme or action: "he is mixed up in a $10 million insurance swindle"

   Word Origin late 18th century: back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler ‘extravagant maker of schemes, swindler’, from schwindeln ‘be giddy’, also ‘tell lies’.

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   The meaning of SWINDLE is to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit. How to use swindle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Swindle.

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   SWINDLE definition: 1. to get money dishonestly from someone by deceiving or cheating them: 2. a situation in which…. Learn more.

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   To swindle is to cheat or steal. You can swindle money, goods, ideas, and anything else that can be stolen, but be careful, because someone can also swindle you. In the late 1700s, the verb swindle formed from swindler, which means “giddy person, cheat.” Swindle can be a noun or a verb.

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   Swindle definition: to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.. See examples of SWINDLE used in a sentence.

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   swindle. (swɪndəl ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense swindles , present participle swindling , past tense, past participle swindled. verb. If someone swindles a person or an organization, they deceive them in order to get something valuable from them, especially money.

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   1. To cheat or defraud of money or property. 2. To obtain by fraudulent means: swindled money from the company. v.intr. To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property. n. The act or an instance of swindling.

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   SWINDLE definition: to get money from someone by cheating or deceiving them: . Learn more.

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    Definitions of 'swindle' If someone swindles a person or an organization, they deceive them in order to get something valuable from them, especially money. More

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