CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE BEGGAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the meaning of the word “Swindling”?
A
Defamation
B
Perplexed
C
Taken aback
D
Cheating
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -/ˈswɪn.dəl/ to get money dishonestly from someone by deceiving or cheating them: They swindled local businesses out of thousands of dollars.

Detailed explanation-2: -intransitive verb. : to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit. transitive verb. : to take money or property from by fraud or deceit. swindler.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some common synonyms of swindle are cheat, cozen, and defraud. While all these words mean “to get something by dishonesty or deception, ” swindle implies large-scale cheating by misrepresentation or abuse of confidence.

Detailed explanation-4: -: to violate rules dishonestly.

Detailed explanation-5: -verb (used with object), swin·dled, swin·dling. to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets. to obtain by fraud or deceit.

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