What is "peculation" in English? Definition and Explanations

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

Noun

Synonyms:

misuse, larceny, fraud, misappropriation, theft, abstraction, misapplication, thieving, appropriation, pilferage, defalcation, skimming, filching, pilfering, purloining, corruption, bribe, money, pay, share, thievery, juice, gain, shake, payola, squeeze, hat, hush money, skimming, money under the table, fraud, vandalism, piracy, heist, holdup, crime, embezzlement, larceny, thievery, robbery, burglary, break-in, extortion, snitch, racket, touch, caper, cheating, rapacity, score, stickup, rip-off, hustle, thieving, pillage, snatch, plunder, job, appropriation, pilferage, annexation, swindle, fleece, pinch, deprivation, lift, grab, steal, filch, shoplifting, mugging, looting, defrauding, pilfering, purloining, robbing, swindling, swiping,

Antonyms:

compensation, pay, reimbursement, return, giving, offering, bestowal, lot, gift, return,