💰embezzle

verb
/ɛmˈbɛzəl/

Meaning

to steal or misuse money or property entrusted to one's care

Example Sentences

The accountant was arrested for embezzling company funds.

Example Expressions

embezzle funds

Synonyms

misappropriate, steal, defraud, pilfer, swindle

Antonyms

return, repay, reimburse

Collocations

embezzle money, embezzle funds, embezzled assets

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