swindle

²swindle

noun

Definition of SWINDLE

: an act or instance of swindling : fraud

Examples of SWINDLE

1. <a swindle that involved selling a lot of land that really didn't exist>
2. <identity theft has become one of the most frequent and feared swindles of our time>

First Known Use of SWINDLE

1821

Related to SWINDLE

Synonyms: bunco (or bunko), con, fiddle [chiefly British], flimflam, gyp, hustle, scam, shell game, sting, fraud

Related Words: cross, fix; Ponzi scheme, pyramid scheme; racket, rip-off; thimblerig, three-card monte; device, dodge, gimmick, jig, ploy, scheme, sleight, stratagem, trick, wile; gouging, overcharging, soaking; counterfeit, fake, forgery, hoax, humbug, phony (also phoney), sham

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