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单词 skim something off
释义
(phrasal verb) 
If I read this right, he skimmed off about thirty million.
Synonyms
embezzle
The director embezzled $34 million in company funds.
steal
Anybody could walk in here and steal stuff.
misappropriate
I have not misappropriated any funds whatsoever.
trouser (slang)
defraud
knock off (slang)
spirit away
See skim

Additional synonyms

in the sense of misappropriate
Definition
to take and use money dishonestly
I have not misappropriated any funds whatsoever.
Synonyms
steal,
embezzle,
pocket,
misuse,
knock off (slang),
swindle,
misspend,
trouser (slang),
misapply,
defalcate,
cabbage (British, slang),
peculate
in the sense of steal
Definition
to take (something) from someone without permission or unlawfully
Anybody could walk in here and steal stuff.
Synonyms
take,
nick (slang, British),
pinch (informal),
lift (informal),
trouser (slang),
cabbage (British, slang),
swipe (slang),
knock off (slang),
half-inch (old-fashioned, slang),
heist (US, slang),
embezzle,
blag (slang),
pilfer,
misappropriate,
snitch (slang),
purloin,
filch,
prig (British, slang),
shoplift,
thieve,
be light-fingered,
peculate (literary),
walk or make off with

Nearby words of
skim something off

  • skill
  • skilled
  • skim
  • skim something off
  • skimp
  • skimpy
  • skin

Synonyms of 'skim something off'

skim something off

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