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swindle vs short-change

short-change vs swindle

swindle is a noun but short-change is not a noun.

swindle and short-change both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
swindle Yes No Yes No
short-change No No Yes No
As verbs, swindle and short-change are synonyms defined as:
  • swindle and short-change: deprive of by deceit
Other synonyms of swindle include bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, victimize.
As verbs, short-change is a hyponym of swindle; that is, short-change is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than swindle:
  • swindle: deprive of by deceit
  • short-change: cheat someone by not returning him enough money
Other hyponyms of swindle include short.
swindle (noun) short-change (noun)
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
swindle (verb) short-change (verb)
deprive of by deceit cheat someone by not returning him enough money
deprive of by deceit
Difference between swindle and short-change

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