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Word: Embezzle
Speech Type: Verb
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
ɪmˈbɛzl
ɛmˈbɛzl
steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works)
Short Definition:steal or misappropriate
Examples:- she had embezzled £5,600,000 in company funds
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