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swindle
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/ˈswɪndəl/
US
/ˈswɪndl/
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swindle
noun
swindles
pl
UK
/ˈswɪndəl/
US
/ˈswɪndl/
Translations
escroquerie
The investment opportunity turned out to be a swindle.
L’opportunité d’investissement s’est révélée être une escroquerie.
Additional translations
arnaque
Familier.
Definitions
A fraudulent scheme or action designed to deceive someone out of money or assets.
The investment opportunity turned out to be a swindle, leaving many investors with empty pockets.
An act or instance of cheating or fraudulent behavior; a con.
The lottery was exposed as an outright swindle.
Synonyms
scam
fraud
cheat
racket
hoax
trick
deception
con
swindle
verb
swindled
Past Simple
swindled
Past Participle
swindling
Gerund
UK
/ˈswɪndl̩/
US
/ˈswɪndl̩/
Translations
escroquer
He was arrested for attempting to swindle investors out of millions of dollars.
Il a été arrêté pour avoir tenté d’escroquer des investisseurs de millions de dollars.
Additional translations
arnaquer
Familier.
Definitions
To cheat or defraud someone of money or possessions.
He was arrested for attempting to swindle investors out of millions of dollars.
To engage in fraudulent activity; to cheat.
The firm had been swindling for years before regulators intervened.
Synonyms
defraud
cheat
con
dupe
bamboozle
fleece
rip off
gull
Antonyms
honor
give
offer
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