Embezzlement synonyms
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The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
(Law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
theft (related)
Theft is defined as the act of stealing.
return (antonym)
A recurrence, as of a periodic occasion or event:
pay (antonym)
Money given in return for work done; salary; wages.
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reimbursement (antonym)
(Business, management, accounting) The act of compensating someone for an expense.
compensation (antonym)
Payment for injury, loss, or otherwise depriving a person of something he or she is entitled to. See also damages.
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.
The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application.
extortion (related)
tax evasion (related)
Find another word for embezzlement. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for embezzlement, like: misappropriation, defalcation, fraud, stealing, theft, return, pay, reimbursement, compensation, peculation and misapplication.