Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To defraud.
The two men swindled the company out of $160,000.
betrügen, beschwindeln, erschwindeln
обма́ныватьobmányvatʹ, обману́тьobmanútʹ, моше́нничатьmošénničatʹ
(ambitransitive)To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.
She swindled more than £200 out of me.
schwindeln
обма́ныватьobmányvatʹ, обману́тьobmanútʹ
For a player in a losing position to play a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw.
More definitions
- deprive of by deceit
Examples
26 sentencesTranslations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to defraud someone:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to defraud someone:
to obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods:
Origin
Back-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler, from German schwindeln, from MiddleBack-formation from swindler, from German Schwindler, from German schwindeln, from Middle High German swindeln, swindelen, from Old High German swintilōn, frequentative of the verb swintan, from Proto-West Germanic *swindan (“to diminish”).
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Forms
swindles, swindling, swindled, swindledSynonyms
15 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle