swindle

See also: Swindle

English

Etymology

Middle High German, from Old High German swintiln, frequentative of the verb swintan; compare Modern German schwindeln, Dutch zwindelen and zwendelen, Low German swinneln, Middle English swind.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɪnd(ə)l/
  • Rhymes: -ɪndəl

Verb

swindle (third-person singular simple present swindles, present participle swindling, simple past and past participle swindled)

  1. (transitive) To defraud.
    The two men swindled the company out of $160,000.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods.
    She swindled more than £200 out of me.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:deceive
  • (to be swindled): be sold a pup (idiomatic, British, Australian)
  • (to defraud): swizz (informal, mainly British)

Translations

Noun

swindle (plural swindles)

  1. An instance of swindling.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:deception
  • scheme
  • swizz (informal, mainly British)

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