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    embezzle
    /ɪmˈbɛzl/

    verb

    • 1. steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works): "she had embezzled £5,600,000 in company funds"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEMBEZZLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Embezzle means to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for. Learn more about the synonyms, antonyms, and usage of embezzle in different contexts.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › embezzleEmbezzle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Embezzle means to steal property that has been entrusted to one's care, such as company or government funds. Learn the word history, examples, synonyms, and related articles of embezzle from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › embezzleEMBEZZLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Embezzle definition: to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.. See examples of EMBEZZLE used in a sentence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › embezzleEMBEZZLE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    How to use . embezzle in a sentence In fact, according to the 2011 Marquet Report on Embezzlement, women are more likely to embezzle than men. Most Notorious ‘Pink-Collar’ Criminal to Be Sentenced for $53 Million Theft | Kelly Pope | February 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEMBEZZLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If someone embezzles money that their organization or company has placed in their care, they take it and use it illegally for their own purposes. One former director embezzled $34 million in company funds. [VERB noun] [ Also VERB] Synonyms: misappropriate, steal, appropriate, rob More Synonyms of embezzle.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › embezzleEmbezzle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Embezzling is a so-called "white-collar crime" which often involves some sort of cover-up, like falsifying financial records or stealing small amounts of money over a long period of time. The word embezzle comes from an Old French word meaning "maltreat or ravage," besillier, and an embezzler can be said to ravage someone else's money.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishembezzle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of embezzle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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