The Clue
Swindle (5 letter answer)
The Answer
MULCT
Tags
Notes
The answer MULCT is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Defraud
Swindle or fine
Definition
MULCT as a noun:
1. (fine, mulct, amercement) = money extracted as a penalty
MULCT as a verb:
1. (victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con) = deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
2. impose a fine on; "he was fined for littering"