Embezzle Synonyms and Antonyms
ĕm-bĕz'əl
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Synonyms for Embezzle
To take (something) by theft or commit theft.
The illegal taking of property under one’s care, particularly property to which one has a public trust or fiduciary duty.
To embezzle (funds) or engage in embezzlement.
Pilfer is defined as to steal a small item.
(Law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
malversation
Corrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority
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To set aside for a specific use or certain person
To manage to get away from; elude
To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of (money, rents, income, etc.).
To treat badly or harshly; abuse
Purloin is to steal.
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To steal is to take something, especially something that does not belong to you or to do something in a quick way, hoping not to be noticed.
To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
(Computing) Any intellectual construct produced through the technique of abstraction.
A legislative act authorizing the expenditure of a designated amount of public funds for a specific purpose.
The fraudulent misuse of funds by one to whom they have been entrusted for purposes for which those funds were not intended, especially the misuser’s own benefit.
Antonyms for Embezzle
To repay (money spent); refund.
To offer in good faith; pledge:
To give or send back in reciprocation:
To serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance.
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