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embezzle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'embezzle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embezzle [ v. t.]
- To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust.
- To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance.

Meaning of 'embezzle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . embezzle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
Example in sentence:
  • The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family

Nearby Words:

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