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Imposture vs Swindle - What's the difference?

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Imposture is a related term of swindle.


As nouns the difference between imposture and swindle

is that imposture is the act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating while swindle is an instance of.

As a verb swindle is

to defraud (someone).

imposture

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
  • References

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    swindle

    English

    Verb

    (swindl)
  • To defraud (someone).
  • ''The two men swindled the company out of $160,000.
  • To obtain money or property by fraudulent or deceitful methods.
  • Synonyms

    * (to be swindled) be sold a pup * (to defraud) swizz (informal, mainly British)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of .
  • Synonyms

    * scheme, swizz (informal, mainly British)

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