em·bez·zle ( m-bz  l)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·bez zle·ment n.em·bez zler n. |
embezzle
Verb
[-zling, -zled] to steal (money) that belongs to the company or organization that one works for [Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy]
embezzlement n
embezzler n
embezzler n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | embezzle - 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
Translations
v embezzle [imˈbezl]
to take dishonestly (money that has been entrusted to oneself) As the firm's accountant, he embezzled $20,000 in two years. verduister يَخْتَلِس злоупотербявам zpronevěřit begå underslæb; misbruge betroede midler veruntreuen καταχρώμαι malversar, desfalcar omastama اختلاس کردن kavaltaa détourner לִמעוֹל गबन करना pronevjeriti (el)sikkaszt menggelapkan draga sér fé sottrarre 使い込む 횡령하다 pasisavinti, išeikvoti piesavināties (uzticētu naudu) menggelapkan verduisteren begå underslag, underslå sprzeniewierzyć desviar a delapida растрачивать spreneveriť poneveriti utajiti försnilla, förskingra ยักยอกเงิน zimmetine geçirmek, aşırmak 貪汙，盜用(公款) привласнювати, розтрачувати чужі гроші غبن کرنا biển thủ 贪污，盗用（公款）
n emˈbezzlement
verduistering إخْتِلاس злоупотреба zpronevěra underslæb; misbrug af betroede midler die Veruntreuung κατάχρηση malversación (de fondos) omastamine اختلاس kavallus détournement de fonds מְעִילָה गबन pronevjera sikkasztás penggelapan fjárdráttur appropriazione indebita 使い込み 착복, 횡령(죄) pasisavinimas, išeikvojimas (naudas) piesavināšanās penggelapan verduistering underslag malwersacja, sprzeniewierzenie peculato delapidare растрата sprenevera poneverba utaja förskingring การยักยอกเงิน zimmetine geçirme, aşırma 盜用公款 розтрата; розкрадення غبن sự biển thủ 盗用公款
n emˈbezzler
bedrieër, verduisteraar مُخْتَلِس злоупотребител defraudant svindler; bedrager der/die Veruntreuer(in) καταχραστής malversador omastaja شخص اختلاص کننده kavaltaja fraudeur/-euse מוֹעֵל गबनकर्त्ता pronevjeritelj sikkasztó pelaku penggelapan fjársvikari malversatore 横領者 착복자 išeikvojimas tāds, kas piesavinās (naudu) penggelap verduisteraar underslager malwersant peculador delapidator растратчик defraudant goljuf utajivač förskingrare ผุ้ทุจริต zimmetine para geçiren kimse, para aşıran 貪汙者，盜用公款者 розкрадач خائن nguời biển thủ 贪污者，盗用公款者
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