embezzle
verb (used with object)
to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.
have embezzled
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present perfectof embezzle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ms McGarry, from Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, is said to have embezzled £21,000 while treasurer for Women for Independence between 26 April 2013 and 30 November 2015.
From BBC ● May 6, 2022
He was believed to have embezzled billions of dollars in national funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2017
Duvalier is alleged to have embezzled between $300 million and $800 million of assets during his rule, stashing some of it in Swiss coffers before fleeing to exile in neighboring France.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2012
They have made pretty good use of your property at Rose's—They have embezzled enough—every body knows it, and we have proofs.
From The Nephews: A Play, in Five Acts. by August Wilhelm Iffland
Retained in responsible positions in the office of the collector of customs, two Spanish officers of rank were presently found to have embezzled some twelve thousand dollars in some six weeks of opportunity.
From Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila by Charles King
