swin·dle
swin·dle/ˈswind(ə)l/
verb
use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.
"a businessman swindled investors out of millions of dollars"
noun
a fraudulent scheme or action.
"he is mixed up in a $10 million insurance swindle"
synonyms: fraud, trick, deception, deceit, trickery, chicanery, exploitation, cheat, imposture, sham, sharp practice, artifice, ruse, dodge, racket, wile, con trick, con, sting, diddle, rip-off, flimflam, fiddle, swizzle, swizz, bunco
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cheat, cozen, defraud, swindle mean to get something by dishonesty or deception. cheat suggests using trickery that escapes observation.
SWINDLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
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to get money dishonestly from someone by deceiving or cheating them: They swindled local businesses out of thousands of dollars.
to put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous trickery to defraud others; cheat. noun.
To swindle is to cheat or steal. You can swindle money, goods, ideas, and anything else that can be stolen, but be careful, because someone can also swindle ...
3 senses: 1. to cheat (someone) of money, etc; defraud 2. to obtain (money, etc) by fraud 3. a fraudulent scheme or transaction.
Synonyms for SWINDLE: scam, fraud, con, bunko, scheme, hoax, flimflam, sting, bunco, shell game.
Confidence trick
A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility,... Wikipedia
to get money dishonestly from someone by deceiving or cheating them: They swindled local businesses out of thousands of dollars.
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to take money or property from (someone) by using lies or tricks : cheat — usually + out of. He swindled elderly women out of their savings.
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(chess) An instance wherein a player in a losing position plays a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.
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to cheat somebody in order to get something, especially money, from them. swindle somebody (out of something) They swindled him out of hundreds of dollars.
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