embezzle
31embezzle — /ɪm bez(ə)l/ verb to use illegally money which is not yours, or which you are looking after for someone ● He was sent to prison for six months for embezzling his clients’ money …
32embezzle — v.tr. (also absol.) divert (money etc.) fraudulently to one s own use. Derivatives: embezzlement n. embezzler n. Etymology: AF embesiler (as EN (1), OF besillier maltreat, ravage, of unkn. orig.) …
33embezzle funds — fraudulently appropriate sums of money entrusted to one s care, misappropriate funds, defraud …
34embezzle money — fraudulently appropriate sums of money entrusted to one s care, misappropriate funds, defraud …
35Embezzled — Embezzle Em*bez zle ([e^]m*b[e^]z z l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embezzled} ([e^]m*b[e^]z z ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Embezzling}.] [Norm. F. embeseiller to destroy; cf. OF. besillier to ill treat, ravage, destroy. Cf. {Bezzle}.] 1. To appropriate… …
36Embezzling — Embezzle Em*bez zle ([e^]m*b[e^]z z l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embezzled} ([e^]m*b[e^]z z ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Embezzling}.] [Norm. F. embeseiller to destroy; cf. OF. besillier to ill treat, ravage, destroy. Cf. {Bezzle}.] 1. To appropriate… …
37embezzlement — embezzle em‧bez‧zle [ɪmˈbezl] verb [intransitive, transitive] LAW ACCOUNTING if someone embezzles money from the company or organization they work for, they steal it, perhaps over a period of time, and use it for themselves: • An American banker …
38embezzlement — embezzle ► VERB ▪ steal or misappropriate (money placed in one s trust or under one s control). DERIVATIVES embezzlement noun embezzler noun. ORIGIN Old French embesiler, from besiler destroy, maltreat …
39embezzler — embezzle ► VERB ▪ steal or misappropriate (money placed in one s trust or under one s control). DERIVATIVES embezzlement noun embezzler noun. ORIGIN Old French embesiler, from besiler destroy, maltreat …
40Embezzlement — Embezzler redirects here. For the film, see The Embezzler. Criminal law …
