Definition of embezzle Embezzle
/ɪmbɛˈzʌl/ - [imbezul] - em•bez•zle
We found 7 definitions of embezzle from 6 different sources.
Advertising
What does embezzle mean?
WordNet
Verb |
||
| embezzle - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" | ||
| defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate | ||
| steal steal a base | ||
| fiddle play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
- embezzle (Verb)
To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- embezzle (v. t.)
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. - embezzle (v. t.)
To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
-
embezzle
To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property intrusted to one's care.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
embezzle
em-bez′l, v.t. to appropriate fraudulently what has been entrusted.—ns. Embezz′lement, fraudulent appropriation of another's property by the person to whom it was entrusted; Embezz′ler. [Perh. from root of imbecile, the primary sense being to weaken: (obs.) Bezz′le, to squander, from O. Fr. besiler, to destroy, is the same word.]
Part of speech
🔤- embezzle, verb, present, 1st person singular of embezzle (infinitive).
- embezzle, verb (infinitive).
Pronunciation
Word frequency
Sign Language
Advertising
Jump to
Advertising