Swindle

noun

/ˈswɪnd(ə)l/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounAn instance of swindling.

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

3.verbTo defraud.

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

4.verbTo obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

"She swindled more than £200 out of me."

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