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Meaning of swindle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

swindle

Pronunciation:/ˈswɪnd(ə)l/

noun

Definitions

  1. An instance of swindling.

  2. Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be.

verb

Definitions

  1. To defraud.

    Example: The two men swindled the company out of $160,000.

  2. To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

    Example: She swindled more than £200 out of me.