to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud - (transitive)
to obtain (money, etc) by fraud
a fraudulent scheme or transaction
swindleUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɪndəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈswɪndəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swin′dl)
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025 swin•dle /ˈswɪndəl/USA pronunciation
v., -dled, -dling, n. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025v. [~ + object (+ out of + object)]
n. [countable]
swin•dle
(swin′dl),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. v.t.
v.i.
n.
swin′dler, n. swin′dling•ly, adv.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
'swindle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- Ponzi
- bamboozle
- beat
- befool
- bilk
- bite
- bubble
- bunko
- burn
- cheat
- chisel
- chouse
- clip
- con
- confidence game
- crook
- defraud
- diddle
- do
- double cross
- euchre
- fiddle
- finagle
- fleece
- flimflam
- gazump
- goldbrick
- gouge
- gyp
- hoodwink
- hornswoggle
- humbug
- hustle
- hype
- imposture
- job
- mulct
- nobble
- pigeon drop
- plan
- plant
- pluck
- pup
- ram
- ramp
- ready
- ride
- rip
- ripoff
Collocations: [a dishonest, an illegal] swindle, hey, this is a swindle!, hey, that was a swindle!, more... Forum discussions with the word(s) "swindle" in the title: cheat/swindle someone out of 200$ vs cheat/swindle 200$ out of someone
easy to swindle Failure is as great a swindle as success fraud, swindle, cheat [noun] Swindle swindle Swindle / con somebody with something swindle vs fraud - deceive by trickery vs. deprive by trickery Swindle vs. con vs. cheat vs. defraud swindle/diddle/bilk someone out of money tax fraud x tax swindle to swindle Look up "swindle" at Merriam-Webster Look up "swindle" at dictionary.com
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