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   swindle

   /ˈswɪndl/

   verb

   • 1. use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions: "a businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds"
   • ▪ obtain (money) fraudulently: "he was said to have swindled £62.5 million from the state-owned cement industry"

   noun

   • 1. a fraudulent scheme or action: "he is mixed up in a £10 million insurance swindle"

   Word Origin late 18th century: back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler ‘extravagant maker of schemes, swindler’, from schwindeln ‘be giddy’, also ‘tell lies’.

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   • Swindle is also a noun. He was jailed for running a £4.5 million international investment swindle. Swindlers have cheated investors out of £12 million. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4.

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   • A swindler is someone who swindles [Back-formation from swindler]. The term originated from the Middle High German word 'swintilōn', which means 'one who frequently disappears'. The term later evolved to mean 'giddy person' and eventually 'cheat' in German (Schwindler).

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   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 you.

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