Finagle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), fi·na·gled, fi·na·gling.
  1. to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of): He finagled the backers out of a fortune.
  2. to get or achieve (something) by guile, trickery, or manipulation: to finagle an assignment to the Membership Committee.
verb (used without object), fi·na·gled, fi·na·gling.
  1. to practice deception or fraud; scheme.
verb informal
  1. to get or achieve by trickery, craftiness, or persuasion; wangle
  2. to use trickery or craftiness on (a person)
Finagle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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