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[ˈswɪndl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions
(e.g: a businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds)
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Origin
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late 18th century: back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler ‘extravagant maker of schemes, swindler’, from schwindeln ‘be giddy’, also ‘tell lies’
[ˈswɪndl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a fraudulent scheme or action
(e.g: he is mixed up in a £10 million insurance swindle)
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Origin
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late 18th century: back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler ‘extravagant maker of schemes, swindler’, from schwindeln ‘be giddy’, also ‘tell lies’
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