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What is "embezzlement" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does embezzlement mean in English? Meaning of embezzlement definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "embezzlement" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "embezzlement": the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

Noun

  • Meaning: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
  • Synonyms: defalcation embezzlement misapplication misappropriation peculation
  • Hyponyms: plunderage raid
  • Hypernyms: larceny stealing theft thievery thieving

    • Synonyms:

    misuse, larceny, fraud, misappropriation, theft, abstraction, misapplication, thieving, appropriation, pilferage, peculation, defalcation, skimming, filching, pilfering, purloining,

    Antonyms:

    compensation, pay, reimbursement, return,

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