How do you pronounce peculate?

peculate is pronounced as /ˈpɛkjʊˌleɪt/.

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peculate

💰peculate (pekjulét)

verb

/ˈpɛkjʊˌleɪt/

malversar (malversar)

pectoral peculation

Meaning

To embezzle or steal money, especially public funds.

Traducción del significado

Robar dinero, especialmente fondos públicos.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The corrupt official was found guilty of peculating government funds.

El funcionario corrupto fue hallado culpable de malversar fondos públicos.

Synonyms

embezzle, steal, misappropriate, defraud

Antonyms

repay, return

Colocaciones

peculate funds, peculate money, peculate property

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