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embezzle
(redirected from embezzlements)

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em·bez·zle  (m-bzl)
tr.v. em·bez·zled, em·bez·zling, em·bez·zles
To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust.

[Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-Norman enbesiler : Old French en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + Old French besillier, to ravage.]

em·bezzle·ment n.
em·bezzler n.

embezzle [ɪmˈbɛzəl]
vb
to convert (money or property entrusted to one) fraudulently to one's own use
[from Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, from Old French beseiller to make away with, of uncertain origin]
embezzlement  n
embezzler  n

em•bez•zle (ɛmˈbɛz əl)

v.t. -zled, -zling.
to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money entrusted to one's care.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, make away with =em- em-1 + beseiller, Old French: to destroy]
em•bez′zle•ment, n.
em•bez′zler, n.

embezzle - Originally, it simply meant "steal."
See also related terms for steal.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.embezzle - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own useembezzle - 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"
fiddle - commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

embezzle
verb misappropriate, steal, appropriate, rob, pocket, nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), trouser (slang), pinch (informal), rip off (slang), knock off (slang), siphon off, pilfer, purloin, filch, help yourself to, thieve, defalcate (Law), peculate The director embezzled $34 million in company funds.
Translations
embezzle [ɪmˈbezl] VT [+ funds, money] → malversar, desfalcar

embezzle [ɪmˈbɛzəl] vt [+ money] → détourner
to embezzle sth from sb → détourner qch de qn

embezzle
vtunterschlagen, veruntreuen (→ from +dat)

embezzle [ɪmˈbɛzl] vtappropriarsi indebitamente di

embezzle (imˈbezl) verb
to take dishonestly (money that has been entrusted to oneself). As the firm's accountant, he embezzled $20,000 in two years.
emˈbezzlement noun
emˈbezzler noun


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