swindle

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see also: Swindle

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈswɪnd(ə)l/

Verb

swindle (swindles, present participle swindling; past and past participle swindled)

1. (transitive) To defraud.

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

2. (ambitransitive) To obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

   She swindled more than £200 out of me.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:deceive
• (to be swindled) be sold a pup (idiomatic, British, Australian)
• (to defraud) swizz (informal, mainly British)

Translations

• French: escroquer, entourlouper
• German: betrügen (with um), beschwindeln (with um), erschwindeln (with von)
• Italian: truffare, bidonare, defraudare, turlupinare, circuire, fregare
• Portuguese: fraudar
• Russian: обма́нывать
• Spanish: estafar, timar, tangar (colloquial), petardear, dársela con queso

Translations

• French: entourlouper, escroquer
• German: schwindeln
• Italian: raggirare, truffare
• Portuguese: trapacear
• Russian: обма́нывать
• Spanish: estafar, petardear, trampear, timar

Noun

swindle (plural swindles)

1. An instance of swindle#Verb|swindling.
2. Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:deception
• scheme
• swizz (informal, mainly British)

Translations

• French: escroquerie, entourloupe
• German: Schwindel
• Italian: frode, raggiro, imbroglio
• Portuguese: fraude
• Russian: обма́н
• Spanish: timo, estafa, pufo, engañabobos, engañifa, socaliña

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Swindle

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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