[+ obj] informal 1 : to get (something) in a clever or dishonest way
▪ He finagled an invitation to the conference by claiming to be a reporter. = He finagled his way into the conference by claiming to be a reporter. 2 : to trick (someone) in order to get something
▪ A con man finagled my neighbor out of four hundred dollars.
▪ He finagled an invitation to the conference by claiming to be a reporter. = He finagled his way into the conference by claiming to be a reporter.
▪ A con man finagled my neighbor out of four hundred dollars.







