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  1. 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. swindle. / ˈswɪndəl / verb. to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud.

  2. uk / ˈswɪn.d ə l / us / ˈswɪn.d ə l /. a situation in which someone gets money dishonestly from another person by cheating them: Fraud squad officers are investigating a £5.6 million swindle. He masterminded a massive swindle involving $750 million in loans. Synonyms.

  3. Check pronunciation: swindle. Definition of swindle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. May 20, 2024 · 3 meanings: 1. to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud 2. to obtain (money, etc) by fraud 3. a fraudulent scheme or.... Click for more definitions.

  5. Swindle Definition. swĭndl. swindled, swindles, swindling. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. 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.

  6. to get money from someone by cheating or deceiving them: [ often passive ] She was swindled out of thousands of dollars. swindle. noun [ C ] a multi-million-pound swindle. swindler. noun [ C ] (Definition of swindle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of swindle. in Chinese (Traditional) 詐騙,騙取(錢財)…

  7. [usually singular] a situation in which someone uses dishonest or illegal methods in order to get money from a company, another person, etc. synonym con an insurance swindle. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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