embezzle
verb (used with object)
to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.
has been embezzling
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present perfect progressiveof embezzle (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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And then it became known that bin Laden that Junior has been embezzling from him.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 19, 2019
However, he confessed to me that he suspects the family that runs this nonprofit has been embezzling funds for their own personal use.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2013
"Someone has been embezzling from First State, and when they're through it'll be $3 Billion worth."
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
