| 单词 | peculation |
| 释义 | peculation (once / 10535 pages) n WORD FAMILY peculation: peculations+/peculate: peculated, peculates, peculating, peculation, peculator/peculator: peculators USAGE EXAMPLESSo far Mr. Wynn had discovered defalcations amounting to nearly £20,000, though the bottom of the peculation had not yet been reached. Davies, R. Rice, The Cambrian Sketch-Book—Tales, Sce...(2012) It is indisputable, even on Pepys' own showing, that peculation, bribery, and corruption were the causes of the neglect from which the fleet had suffered. Scott, Eva, Rupert Prince Palatine(2012) He got into debt, committed peculation, and had to escape into Turkey and embrace Islam to avoid the penalty of death. Seingalt, Jacques Casanova de, The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de...(2012) n the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else Syn|Hypo|Hyper defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation raid an attempt by speculators to defraud investors plunderagethe act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving the act of taking something from someone unlawfully |
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