Swindle Definition
swĭndl
swindled, swindles, swindling
verb
swindled, swindles, swindling
To engage in swindling others.
Webster's New World
To get money or property from (another) under false pretenses; cheat; defraud.
Webster's New World
To get by false pretenses or fraud.
Webster's New World
To obtain by fraudulent means.
Swindled money from the company.
American Heritage
To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
American Heritage
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noun
swindles
An act of swindling; trick; cheat; fraud.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Swindle
Back-formation from swindler one who swindles from German Schwindler giddy person, cheat from schwindeln to be dizzy, swindle from Middle High German from Old High German swintilōn frequentative of swintan to disappear
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle High German, from Old High German swintiln, frequentative of the verb swintan, compare Modern German schwindeln.
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