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| swin·dle [ swínd'l ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle swin·dled, present participle swin·dling, 3rd person present singular swin·dles) |
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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 swin·dles) |
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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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