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| swindle [ swínd'l ] |
transitive verb (3rd person present singular swindles, present participle swindling, past and past participle swindled) |
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cheat somebody of something: to obtain something from somebody, especially money, by deception or fraud
 I've been swindled!
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noun (plural swindles) |
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fraudulent transaction: a transaction in which one person or organization obtains something from another by deception or fraud
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| [Late 18th century. Back-formation < swindler< German Schwindler 'cheat' < schwindeln 'be dizzy' < Old High German swintan 'vanish'] |
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