swindle

[ swin-dl ]

/ ˈswɪn dl /

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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

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

SYNONYMS FOR swindle

1 cozen, dupe, trick, gull.

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OTHER WORDS FROM swindle

swin·dle·a·ble, adjectiveswindler, nounswin·dling·ly, adverboutswindle, verb (used with object), out·swin·dled, out·swin·dling.

Words nearby swindle

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Example sentences from the Web for swindle

An illegal stock tip is not the same thing as a swindle; but $68 million buys a lot of basketballs and BB guns.
What Tolstoy Teaches Us About Insider Trading|Liesl Schillinger|June 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Another way of looking at it: How many Bernard Madoffs would it take to swindle the US taxpayer out of $1.2 trillion?
The Wall Street Journal's Trillion-Dollar Error|Christopher Buckley|January 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Having once consented to swindle, he had to outvie every lie by a new and bigger one.
Dame Care|Hermann Sudermann
It's an editorial on the kind of swindle that causes tragedies like Maggie Breen's.
The Clarion|Samuel Hopkins Adams

It is easy for two men to arrange matters beforehand at this game, and so swindle a third.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
"It's a swindle," says he, but he signed and pushed the paper across.
Rewards and Fairies|Rudyard Kipling
The managers, being in an unlawful business in this State, have the opportunity to swindle as they please.
Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations|William Howe

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, noun

Word Origin for swindle

C18: back formation from German Schwindler, from schwindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to disappear

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单词	swindle
释义	swindle [ swin-dl ] / ˈswɪn dl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR swindle ON THESAURUS.COM 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 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 SYNONYMS FOR swindle 1 cozen, dupe, trick, gull. SEE SYNONYMS FOR swindle ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM swindle swin·dle·a·ble, adjectiveswindler, nounswin·dling·ly, adverboutswindle, verb (used with object), out·swin·dled, out·swin·dling. Words nearby swindle swimming pool granuloma, swimsuit, swimwear, swim with the tide, Swinburne, swindle, swindled, swindle sheet, Swindon, swine, swine fever Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swindle An illegal stock tip is not the same thing as a swindle; but $68 million buys a lot of basketballs and BB guns. What Tolstoy Teaches Us About Insider Trading\|Liesl Schillinger\|June 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Another way of looking at it: How many Bernard Madoffs would it take to swindle the US taxpayer out of $1.2 trillion? The Wall Street Journal's Trillion-Dollar Error\|Christopher Buckley\|January 14, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Having once consented to swindle, he had to outvie every lie by a new and bigger one. Dame Care\|Hermann Sudermann It's an editorial on the kind of swindle that causes tragedies like Maggie Breen's. The Clarion\|Samuel Hopkins Adams It is easy for two men to arrange matters beforehand at this game, and so swindle a third. The Slang Dictionary\|John Camden Hotten "It's a swindle," says he, but he signed and pushed the paper across. Rewards and Fairies\|Rudyard Kipling The managers, being in an unlawful business in this State, have the opportunity to swindle as they please. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations\|William Howe 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, noun Word Origin for swindle C18: back formation from German Schwindler, from schwindeln, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of swintan to disappear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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
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swindle

verb (used with object), swin·dled, swin·dling.

verb (used without object), swin·dled, swin·dling.

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