Swindle (Verb)
Meaning
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- He swindled the investors out of millions of dollars by making false promises of returns.
- The couple swindled several charities by claiming to have donated large sums of money.
- She swindled her husband out of a small fortune before he filed for divorce.
- Con artists swindled thousands of unsuspecting tourists in the foreign country.
- He was arrested for swindling elderly people out of their retirement savings through scams.