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swindle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈswɪndəl/
- [ˈswɪndəl] ~ [ˈswɪndl̩]
Etymology
Back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler, from German schwindeln, from Middle High German swindeln, swindelen, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of the verb swintan, from Proto-West Germanic *swindan (“to diminish”).
See also Modern German schwindeln, Danish svindel and svindle, Dutch zwindelen and zwendelen, Yiddish שווינדל (shvindl), Low German swinneln, Middle English swinden (“to languish, waste away”).
Meanings
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An instance of swindling.
[T]he scandal was the pretty common one of a corrupt agreement between hotel proprietors and a salesman who took and gave secret commissions, so that his business had a monopoly of all the drink sold in the place. It wasn't even an open slavery like an ordinary tied house; it was a swindle at the expense of everybody the manager was supposed to serve.
1935, G. K. Chesterton, The Scandal of Father Brown:There were men there who had committed merciless robberies, cruel murders, heartless swindles, abominable depravities.
1914, Julian Hawthorne, chapter 16, in The Subterranean Brotherhood:
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Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be.
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An instance wherein a player in a losing position plays a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.
Forms
Deriveds
swindle sheet
Synonyms
swizz · scam · scheme · deception
Translations (44)
kea kanbalaxu (an instance of swindling) · el απάτη (an instance of swindling) · es engañifa (an instance of swindling) · ru моше́нничество (an instance of swindling) · it frode (an instance of swindling) · fr entourloupe (an instance of swindling) · az fırıldaqçılıq (an instance of swindling) · eo trompo (an instance of swindling) · it imbroglio (an instance of swindling) · ms penipuan (an instance of swindling) · ca estafa (an instance of swindling) · mi hara taware (an instance of swindling) · fr escroquerie (an instance of swindling) · it raggiro (an instance of swindling) · sv bedrägeri (an instance of swindling) · es estafa (an instance of swindling) · hu svindli (an instance of swindling) · es trafa (an instance of swindling) · ja 詐欺 (an instance of swindling) · az dələduzluq (an instance of swindling) · pl szwindel (an instance of swindling) · pdt Schwindel (an instance of swindling) · hu becsapás (an instance of swindling) · ru жу́льничество (an instance of swindling) · fi huijaus (an instance of swindling) · hu szélhámosság (an instance of swindling) · is svik (an instance of swindling) · hu csalás (an instance of swindling) · es timo (an instance of swindling) · hu átverés (an instance of swindling) · cs švindl (an instance of swindling) · pt fraude (an instance of swindling) · ru обма́н (an instance of swindling) · es pufo (an instance of swindling) · de Schwindel (an instance of swindling) · cmn 欺詐 /欺诈 (an instance of swindling) · sv svindel (an instance of swindling) · yi שווינדל (an instance of swindling) · nrf chiffonnage (an instance of swindling) · es socaliña (an instance of swindling) · bg измама (an instance of swindling) · es engañabobos (an instance of swindling) · is svindl (an instance of swindling) · nl zwendel (an instance of swindling)
swindle en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈswɪndəl/
- [ˈswɪndəl] ~ [ˈswɪndl̩]
Etymology
Back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler, from German schwindeln, from Middle High German swindeln, swindelen, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of the verb swintan, from Proto-West Germanic *swindan (“to diminish”).
See also Modern German schwindeln, Danish svindel and svindle, Dutch zwindelen and zwendelen, Yiddish שווינדל (shvindl), Low German swinneln, Middle English swinden (“to languish, waste away”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To defraud.
The two men swindled the company out of $160,000.
Such Nations cannot have a King to command them; can only have this or the other scandalous swindling Copper Captain, constitutional Gilt Mountebank, or other the like unsalutary entity by way of King; and the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children in a frightful and tragical manner, little noticed in the Penny Newspapers and Periodical Literatures of this generation.
1865, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XXI. (of XXI.):That word is bezzle. It describes the period in which an embezzler has stolen a man's money but the victim does not yet realize he's been swindled.
2015 December 3, Tracy Alloway, “There's Been a Bezzle-Fueled Boom in Bonds”, in Markets, Bloomberg News, retrieved 16 Aug 2021:
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(ambitransitive) To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.
She swindled more than £200 out of me.
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For a player in a losing position to play a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.
Forms
Deriveds
swindler · swindledom · swindlingly · swindleable · outswindle · swindlery
Synonyms
diddle · chisel · swizz (to defraud) · be sold a pup (to be swindled)
Translations (104)
io eskrokar (to defraud someone) · cmn 騙取 /骗取 (to defraud someone) · ru обману́ть (to defraud someone) · it bidonare (to defraud someone) · es estafar (to defraud someone) · yue 欺騙 /欺骗 (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · hu rászed (to defraud someone) · cmn 騙局 /骗局 (to defraud someone) · ru обма́нывать (to defraud someone) · mi whakateke (to defraud someone) · de erschwindeln (to defraud someone) · nl frauderen (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · he הוֹנָה (to defraud someone) · af afsettery (to defraud someone) · ota صاغمق (to defraud someone) · th คดโกง (to defraud someone) · vi lừa đảo (to defraud someone) · it raggirare (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · ja 欺く (to defraud someone) · ar غَشَّ (to defraud someone) · id menipu (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · yi אָפּנאַרן (to defraud someone) · ms tipu (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · it defraudare (to defraud someone) · ru жу́льничать (to defraud someone) · jv nyolong (to defraud someone) · ru надува́ть (to defraud someone) · nl zwendelen (to defraud someone) · pt trapacear (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · nrf frauduler (to defraud someone) · ne छक्याउनु (to defraud someone) · es timar (to defraud someone) · is svindla á (to defraud someone) · ca engalipar (to defraud someone) · es tangar (to defraud someone) · fr escroquer (to defraud someone) · tr söğüşlemek (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · fr escroquer (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · nrf rouôler (to defraud someone) · es petardear (to defraud someone) · ar غَشَّ (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · it truffare (to defraud someone) · sv bedra (to defraud someone) · th โกง (to defraud someone) · hu átver (to defraud someone) · ru моше́нничать (to defraud someone) · de betrügen (to defraud someone) · ru обма́нывать (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · it turlupinare (to defraud someone) · grc φενακίζω (to defraud someone) · tr dolandırmak (to defraud someone) · ru наду́ть (to defraud someone) · ar جَدَعَ (to defraud someone) · th โกง (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · pl szwindlować (to defraud someone) · gl enfoumar (to defraud someone) · cmn 欺騙 /欺骗 (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · ca enganyar (to defraud someone) · es petardear (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · id mengecoh (to defraud someone) · is svindla (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · vi lừa đảo (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · de schwindeln (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · hu becsap (to defraud someone) · fr entourlouper (to defraud someone) · fi huijata (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · fi huijata (to defraud someone) · th คดโกง (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · la fraudō (to defraud someone) · de beschwindeln (to defraud someone) · it circuire (to defraud someone) · ca estafar (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · sv svindla (to defraud someone) · pt fraudar (to defraud someone) · es estafar (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · ar جَدَعَ (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · fr entourlouper (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · nl oplichten (to defraud someone) · ro înșela (to defraud someone) · cmn 詐取 /诈取 (to defraud someone) · ru обману́ть (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · bg измамвам (to defraud someone) · ja 騙す (to defraud someone) · es timar (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · tr yolmak (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · mi muremure (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · tr dolandırmak (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · vi lừa tiền (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · ca ensarronar (to defraud someone) · it fregare (to defraud someone) · it truffare (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · hu kicsal (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · got 𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽 (to defraud someone) · id menipu (to defraud someone) · ca estafar (to defraud someone) · eo trompi (to defraud someone) · es trampear (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · qu ch'achuy (to defraud someone) · es dársela con queso (to defraud someone) · sv svindla (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · yi באַשווינדלען (to defraud someone) · ms tipu (to defraud someone) · ja 騙る (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods) · ja 騙取する (to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods)