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单词 defalcates
释义

defalcate /dēˈ, deˈfal-kāt, di-falˈkāt or (rare) -fölˈ/

transitive verb (obsolete)

To deduct a part of

intransitive verb

To embezzle money held on trust

ORIGIN: LL dēfalcāre, -ātum to cut away, from L from, and falcāre to cut, from falx, falcis a sickle

defalcāˈtion noun

  1. A diminution
  2. A defection
  3. A misappropriation of funds entrusted to someone
  4. The amount misappropriated

deˈfalcator noun

Someone guilty of defalcation

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