embezzle
- to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.
Origin of embezzle
Synonyms for embezzle
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misappropriate, pilfer, purloin, filch, appropriate, skim, misuse, loot, abstract, thieve, misapply, forge, peculate, defalcateExamples from the Web for embezzle
Contemporary Examples of embezzle
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 TheftKelly Pope
February 14, 2013
The village is poor, but the local party secretary managed to embezzle at least $700,000-$800,000.
Historical Examples of embezzle
I don't say it was proved on the other hand that he did embezzle that sum.
Hard CashCharles Reade
Guzman, however, managed to embezzle a couple of partridges and some quails.
Legends & Romances of SpainLewis Spence
I cannot believe that that man will ever embezzle money again.
Selections from Previous WorksSamuel Butler
"Embezzle for him $70,000 worth of securities," thought the examiner.
Roads of DestinyO. Henry
In return they were always trying to beg or embezzle the treasure of the king at Susa.
embezzle
- to convert (money or property entrusted to one) fraudulently to one's own use
Word Origin for embezzle
Word Origin and History for embezzle
early 15c., from Anglo-French embesiler "to steal, cause to disappear" (c.1300), from Old French em- (see en- (1)) + besillier "torment, destroy, gouge," of unknown origin. Sense of "to dispose of fraudulently" is first recorded 1580s. Related: Embezzled; embezzling.