to get money from someone dishonestly by deceiving them:
swindle somebody out of something
• He was convicted of charges that he swindled clients and partners out of £3.5 million.
swindle something out of somebody/ swindle something from somebody
• The scheme was designed to swindle more than $250 million from the bank.
— swindle noun [countable] :
• a £12 million insurance swindle
— swindler noun [countable] :
• a band of international bank swindlers
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swindle UK US /ˈswɪndl/ verb [T]
► 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.
swindler noun [C]
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Victims of the swindler are seeking up to £80 million in damages.
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swindle UK US /ˈswɪndl/ noun [C]
► the action of cheating or tricking someone in order to get money from them: »
He masterminded a hi-tech swindle that emptied customers' bank accounts.
Financial and business terms. 2012.