Definitions for SWINDLE
ˈswɪn dlswin·dle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swindle, cheat, rigverb

   the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

   "that book is a fraud"

2. victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, converb

   deprive of by deceit

   "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swindlenoun

   an instance of swindling

2. swindleverb

   to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods

3. Etymology: from swintiln, frequentative of the verb swintan, compare Modern German schwindeln.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swindle

   Swindle is a dishonest scheme or fraudulent activity used to deceive others in order to gain money or personal advantages. It typically involves manipulation, deceit, or trickery. Swindle can also be used as a verb meaning to use such schemes to cheat someone out of something of value.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swindleverb

   to cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property

2. Swindlenoun

   the act or process of swindling; a cheat

3. Etymology: [See Swindler.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swindle

   Swindle is the name given to several different fictional characters in the Transformers universes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swindle

   swin′dl, v.t. to cheat under the pretence of fair dealing.—n. the act of swindling or defrauding: anything not really what it appears to be.—adj. Swin′dleable, capable of being swindled.—ns. Swin′dler, one who defrauds by imposition: a cheat or rogue; Swin′dlery, roguery, swindling practices.—adj. Swin′dling, cheating. [Ger. schwindler, a cheat—schwindeln, to be giddy, schwindenempty, to sink; A.S. swindan, to droop.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SWINDLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Swindle is ranked #6989 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Swindle surname appeared 4,793 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Swindle.
   
   84.6% or 4,055 total occurrences were White.
   10.7% or 516 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 102 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 82 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 20 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 18 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for SWINDLE »

1. windles

How to pronounce SWINDLE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SWINDLE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SWINDLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SWINDLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of SWINDLE in a Sentence

1. Aaron Ament:

   Again and again, Secretary DeVos proves Secretary DeVos only cares about protecting for-profit colleges, no matter how many students they swindle.

2. Marco Ramadori:

   The class action law in Italy is a swindle and has nothing to do with the real class action (cases) that you see in the United States, which, first and foremost, inflict punitive damages that have a concrete dissuasive effect.

3. Lakshheish M Patel:

   SBI securities broking firm has again frozen and jammed its trading platform today to not allow its traders to transact shares smoothly. It is their daily habit almost to swindle its clients money

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SWINDLE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Swindle
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SWINDLE
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SWINDLE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SWINDLE
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html