HyperDic: embezzle

English > 1 sense of the word embezzle:
VERBpossessionembezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversateappropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzle > pronunciation
Soundsihmbeh'zahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > embezzle: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
MeaningAppropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
ModelThey embezzle the money
Example"The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
Synonymsdefalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate
Narrowerfiddlecommit fraud / fraud and steal from one's employer
Broadersteal, rip off, ripTake without the owner's consent
Spanishmalversar
Catalanmalversar
Nounsembezzlementthe fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
embezzlersomeone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use

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