| 释义 |
Adjective: embezzled em'bezuld- Taken for your own use in violation of a trust
"the banker absconded with embezzled funds"
- misappropriated
Verb: embezzle em'bezul- 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
See also: embezzlement, embezzler, illegal Type of: steal Encyclopedia: Embezzle Embezzled |