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Definitions for Swindle
[1] to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
[2] to obtain by fraud or deceit.
[3] to put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous trickery to defraud others; cheat.
[4] an act of swindling or a fraudulent transaction or scheme.
[5] anything deceptive; a fraud: This advertisement is a real swindle.
[6] to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud
[7] (tr) to obtain (money, etc) by fraud
[8] a fraudulent scheme or transaction
Words related to Swindle
scam, hoax, deceit, racket, deception, extortion, rip-off, extort, fleece, hoodwink, bilk, gouge, dupe, overcharge, deceive, victimize, defraud, con, sell, imposition
Words nearby Swindle
swimming pool granuloma, swimmingly, swimsuit, swimwear, swinburne, swindle, swindle sheet, swindled, swindon, swine, swine erysipelas
Origin of Swindle
1775–85; back formation from swindler < German Schwindler irresponsible person, promoter of wildcat schemes, cheat, derivative of schwindeln to be dizzy (hence dizzy-minded, irresponsible), defraud, equivalent to schwind- (akin to Old English swindan to languish) + -(e)l- -le + -er -er1
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.
Word origin for Swindle
C18: back formation from German Schwindler, from schwindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to disappear
Synonyms for Swindle
deceit, deception, extortion, hoax, racket, rip-off, scam, blackmail, cheat, con, double-dealing, fake, frame-up, fraud, hustle, imposition, imposture, knavery, sell, shakedown, sham, sting, trick, trickery, crooked deal, dirty pool, double cross, fast one, fast shuffle, shady deal, sharp practice, shell game