embezzled
Meaning of embezzled
- steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).
she had embezzled £5,600,000 in company funds
late Middle English (in the sense ‘steal’): from Anglo-Norman French embesiler, from besiler in the same sense (compare with Old French besillier ‘maltreat, ravage’), of unknown ultimate origin. The current sense dates from the late 16th century.
Information about embezzled
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of embezzled
em-bez-zled
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- embezzled is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
embezzled synonyms
Meaning misappropriated:
Meaning dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use:
Meaning take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it:
Meaning steal:
Meaning be a thief; steal something:
Meaning steal (things of little value):
Meaning take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission:
Meaning consider something theoretically or separately from (something else):
Meaning put into one's pocket:
Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:
Meaning pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way:
Meaning hit or try to hit with a swinging blow:
Meaning raise to a higher position or level:
Meaning remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid:
Meaning take (something) for oneself, typically quickly or without permission:
Meaning steal or take without permission:
Meaning steal (something):
Meaning obtain dishonestly; steal:
Meaning embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds):
Meaning embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted):
Words that rhyme with embezzled
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