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Embezzle (Verb)

Meaning

Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

  • The company's auditor discovered that the financial manager had embezzled millions of dollars to fund his lavish lifestyle.
  • After years of embezzling funds from the charity, the treasurer was finally arrested and charged with felony theft.
  • The university's accountant was fired and charged with embezzlement after an audit revealed that she had embezzled over $100,000.
  • The CEO was accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the company to buy a private island and a yacht.
  • Police launched an investigation into allegations that the town's mayor had embezzled funds meant for the local school district.

Synonyms

  • Defalcate
  • Misappropriate
  • Peculate
  • Malversate

Hypernyms

  • Rip Off
  • Rip

Related Words

  • Embezzler (noun)
  • Embezzlement (noun)
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