swindle
noun/ˈswɪndl/
/ˈswɪndl/
[usually singular]- a situation in which somebody uses dishonest or illegal methods in order to get money from a company, another person, etc. synonym con
- an insurance swindle
Word Originlate 18th cent.: back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler ‘extravagant maker of schemes, swindler’, from schwindeln ‘be giddy’, also ‘tell lies’.
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