| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, esp. by avoiding due or promised payment. [1/3 definitions] |
| bunco |
(informal) to defraud or swindle. [1/2 definitions] |
| burn |
to cause to lose money through trickery; swindle. [1/14 definitions] |
| cheat |
to defraud, often in order to obtain property, money, or influence; swindle. [1/11 definitions] |
| chisel |
to cheat or swindle. [1/4 definitions] |
| clip1 |
(slang) to swindle. [1/11 definitions] |
| con3 |
(informal) to cheat by trickery; swindle. [2/3 definitions] |
| confidence game |
any swindle made possible by first gaining the confidence of the victim; con game; con. |
| confidence trick |
(chiefly British) any swindle made possible by first gaining the confidence of the victim; confidence game; con game; con. |
| con game |
shortened form of "confidence game," a swindle made possible by first gaining the confidence of the victim. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| defraud |
to deprive of something by wrongful and usu. unlawful deception; cheat; swindle. |
| diddle1 |
(informal) to cheat or swindle. [1/2 definitions] |
| double cross |
(informal) a betrayal or swindle accomplished by a course of action contrary to that previously agreed upon with the victim. [1/2 definitions] |
| fleece |
to cheat (someone) of money or property by fraud; swindle. [1/7 definitions] |
| flimflam |
a swindle, deception, or trick. [2/3 definitions] |
| gyp |
(informal) to cheat, swindle, or defraud. [1/3 definitions] |
| hype |
(informal) a deception or swindle. [1/4 definitions] |
| mark1 |
(informal) the intended victim of a swindle. [1/16 definitions] |
| pigeon drop |
a swindle wherein a person gives over personal money in response to a fraudulent promise that such funds will bring large returns or profit. |
| rook1 |
to cheat, swindle, or overcharge. [1/2 definitions] |