Meaning Of The Word Swindle

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swindle
verb: If someone swindles a person or an organization, they deceive them in order to get something valuable from them, especially money.

swindle in American English
an act of swindling; trick; cheat; fraud
to engage in swindling others
to get money or property from (another) under false pretenses; cheat; defraud
intransitive verb: to put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous trickery to defraud others; cheat
noun: an act of swindling or a fraudulent transaction or scheme
transitive verb: to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets

swindle in British English
noun: a fraudulent scheme or transaction
verb: to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud

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