Meaning & use
swindle
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To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.
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The con artist was arrested for swindling elderly investors out of their savings.
He swindled his business partner by hiding the company's true debts.
A note on using this word
Often used as a noun too ("a swindle"), referring to the fraudulent scheme itself.
Words with a similar meaning
defraudcon
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A fraudulent scheme; an act of cheating someone out of money.
The lottery scam turned out to be an elaborate swindle.
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