swindle

/ˈswɪndl/ verb [T]

Definition

› to cheat or trick someone in order to get money from them: swindle sb out of sth A Web-based company swindled customers out of $15 million. → Compare con verb

swindler noun [C] › Victims of the swindler are seeking up to £80 million in damages.

(Definition of swindle verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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