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   embezzle

   /ɪmˈbɛzl/

   verb

   • 1. 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"

   Word Origin 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.

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   • 1. embezzler noun

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   What is the dictionary definition of embezzle?

   • Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Embezzle(verb) to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust.

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   What happens if someone embezzles money?

   • If someone embezzles money that their organization or company has placed in their care, they take it and use it illegally for their own purposes. One former director embezzled $34 million in company funds. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does embesilen mean?

   • , em·bez·zled, em·bez·zling. to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care. 1375–1425; late Middle English embesilen < Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, make away with, equivalent to em- em- 1 + beseiller, Old French beseiller to destroy < ?

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   When did embezzlement start?

   • In the 15th century, around the time that embezzlement entered English (the ultimate root is Anglo-French besiller “to steal, plunder”), it would have also been possible to say that such plunderers “bezzled” company cash, but bezzle is now considered obsolete. He was caught embezzling money from his clients. He was convicted of embezzling.

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   The meaning of EMBEZZLE is to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use. How to use embezzle in a sentence. Did you know?

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   EMBEZZLE definition: 1. to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you…. Learn more.

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   Embezzle definition: to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.. See examples of EMBEZZLE used in a sentence.

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   When a person embezzles, he or she takes advantage of an employer's trust for personal gain. Embezzling is a so-called "white-collar crime" which often involves some sort of cover-up, like falsifying financial records or stealing small amounts of money over a long period of time.

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   verb. If someone embezzles money that their organization or company has placed in their care, they take it and use it illegally for their own purposes. One former director embezzled $34 million in company funds. [VERB noun] [ Also VERB] Synonyms: misappropriate, steal, appropriate, rob More Synonyms of embezzle.

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   Define embezzle. embezzle synonyms, embezzle pronunciation, embezzle translation, English dictionary definition of embezzle. tr.v. em·bez·zled , em·bez·zling , em·bez·zles To take for personal use. em·bez′zle·ment n. em·bez′zler n.

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