swindle
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- noun
- /ˈswɪndəl/
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- Pickering met informally with them to learn of their complaints about land swindles by private speculators and the state of New York.
Examples
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It's a horrible swindle of the American public in the name of trying to help them.
Academic text (2003) -
Many elderly individuals fall victim to swindles designed to exploit their trust.
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Income tax is a big swindle by Uncle Sam.
Academic text (2003) -
It's the biggest swindle of all time.
Academic text (2004) -
I mean, privatization was one of the biggest economic swindles of the 20th century.
Blog text (19) -
During my lifetime, Garnet MacDue had moved to Texas and got jailed for an oil swindle.
Fiction book (1996) -
A Georgian principal chided the policy change as "a grand government swindle." (64)
Academic text (2018) -
The police uncovered a massive swindle that had defrauded countless investors.
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Authorities are warning the public about a new swindle targeting unsuspecting homeowners.
Synonyms
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Deceiving someone to get money or an unfair advantage
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A dishonest plan to cheat people, especially for money
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A dishonest plan to trick people and take their money
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An act of dishonesty that gives someone an unfair advantage
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An illegal plan to get money by tricking people
A trick that cheats someone out of money or goods
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Etymology
Swindle comes from the old German word schwindeln, which meant 'to be dizzy' and was used for people who trick others. So a swindle is a dishonest scheme that leaves people confused and loses them money.