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- [swin-dl]
- /ˈswɪn dl/
- /ˈswɪn.dəl/
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- [swin-dl]
- /ˈswɪn dl/
Definitions of swindle word
- verb with object swindle to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets. 1
- verb with object swindle to obtain by fraud or deceit. 1
- verb without object swindle to put forward plausible schemes or use unscrupulous trickery to defraud others; cheat. 1
- noun swindle an act of swindling or a fraudulent transaction or scheme. 1
- noun swindle anything deceptive; a fraud: This advertisement is a real swindle. 1
- transitive verb swindle cheat, deceive 1
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Origin of swindle
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; back formation from swindler < German Schwindler irresponsible person, promoter of wildcat schemes, cheat, derivative of schwindeln to be dizzy (hence dizzy-minded, irresponsible), defraud, equivalent to schwind- (akin to Old English swindan to languish) + -(e)l- -le + -er -er1
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Parts of speech for Swindle
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swindle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun swindle
- bait and switch — Bait and switch is used to refer to a sales technique in which goods are advertised at low prices in order to attract customers, although only a small number of the low-priced goods are available.
- bait-and-switch — denoting a deceptive method of selling, by which customers, attracted to a store by sale items, are told either that the advertised bargain item is out of stock or is inferior to a higher-priced item that is available.
- barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
- boiler room — any room in a building (often in the basement) that contains a boiler for central heating, etc
- bunco — a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
verb swindle
- bamboozle — To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- bend the rules — to ignore rules or change them to suit one's own convenience
- bilk — To bilk someone out of something, especially money, means to cheat them out of it.
- break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
- buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
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