swindle
verb
[ ˈswɪnd(ə)l ]
• use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.
• "a businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds"
swindle
noun
• a fraudulent scheme or action.
• "he is mixed up in a £10 million insurance swindle"
Similar:
fraud,
trick,
deception,
deceit,
trickery,
chicanery,
exploitation,
cheat,
imposture,
sham,
sharp practice,
artifice,
ruse,
dodge,
racket,
wile,
con trick,
con,
sting,
diddle,
rip-off,
flimflam,
fiddle,
swizzle,
swizz,
bunco,
Origin:
late 18th century: back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler ‘extravagant maker of schemes, swindler’, from schwindeln ‘be giddy’, also ‘tell lies’.
