embezzle
verb (used with object)
to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.
had embezzled
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past perfectof embezzle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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BBC News saw a copy of that indictment, which contained allegations that Murrell had embezzled £459,000 from the SNP between August 2010 and January 2023.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The next day, Ms. Wills filed a police report claiming that her production manager had embezzled from the company.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2021
Last November, Tom was sued by a class-action law firm on behalf of Lion Air Flight 610 victims who alleged he and Jayne had embezzled money through their "sham" divorce.
From Fox News ● Sep. 18, 2021
The previous spring, prosecutors had accused Serebrennikov of fraud, alleging he had embezzled 68m rubles, almost £850,000, in state money during the production of theatrical festivals and performances over several years.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2020
And it is said that Gylippus, who delivered the Syracusans, was put to death by starvation, having been condemned by the Ephori, because he had embezzled some of the money sent to Sparta by Lysander.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
