(v)cheat, rip off, chiseldeprive somebody of something by deceit“The con-man beat me out of $50”, “This salesman ripped us off!”, “we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme”, “They chiseled me out of my money”
(v)steal, rip off, riptake without the owner's consent“Someone stole my wallet on the train”, “This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation”