svindel — meaning in English

English meaning

• fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
• swindle verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.

Senses

svindel is used for these senses in English:

• fraud Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
• swindle An instance of swindling.

fraud — full definition

1. noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
2. noun A person who pretends to be something they are not.

swindle — full definition

1. verb To cheat someone out of money or property through deception.
2. noun A dishonest scheme designed to cheat people out of money.

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