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Definition of Embezzle
1. Verb. Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use. "They embezzle the money "; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
Exact synonyms: Defalcate, Malversate, Misappropriate, Peculate
Specialized synonyms: Fiddle
Generic synonyms: Steal
Derivative terms: Defalcation, Defalcator, Embezzlement, Embezzler, Malversation, Misappropriation, Peculation, Peculator
Specialized synonyms: Fiddle
Generic synonyms: Steal
Derivative terms: Defalcation, Defalcator, Embezzlement, Embezzler, Malversation, Misappropriation, Peculation, Peculator
Definition of Embezzle
1. v. t. To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust.
Definition of Embezzle
1. Verb. (legal business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Embezzle
1. to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use [v -ZLED, -ZLING, -ZLES]
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