embezzlement
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 36
- Words With Friends
- 41
- Letters
- 12
/ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/
(US)
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/ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/ (US) · /ˌəmˈbɛzəlmənt/ (US)
Definition of embezzlement
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
“He was arrested for embezzlement of company funds.”
“The case involved large-scale embezzlement.”
“charged with embezzlement”
“corporate embezzlement”
“"Embezzlement, sir," commented Mr Carlyle icily. "But what is embezzlement on the top of wholesale murder!"”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
“He was arrested for embezzlement of company funds.”
“The case involved large-scale embezzlement.”
“charged with embezzlement”
“corporate embezzlement”
“"Embezzlement, sir," commented Mr Carlyle icily. "But what is embezzlement on the top of wholesale murder!"”
- (countable, uncountable)The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From embezzle + -ment.
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