to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care.
Origin of embezzle
1375–1425; late Middle English embesilen<Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, make away with, equivalent to em-em-1 + beseiller,Old French beseiller to destroy < ?
The district attorney’s office also recently confirmed that it’s looking into a separate claim — made last year by Barrios’ political opponent — that he embezzled money from a local Democratic club.
Morning Report: New Ethics Concerns for City Council Candidate|Voice of San Diego|September 3, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The district attorney’s office has confirmed that it’s looking into a separate claim — made last year by Barrios’ political opponent — that he embezzled money from a local Democratic club.
Barrios Was Paid by Union While Working for Council President|Andrew Keatts and Jesse Marx|September 2, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The district attorney’s Public Integrity Unit is investigating a complaint that he embezzled money out of a local Democratic club where he served as treasurer.
Morning Report: MTS Rejects Many Who Applied for Disabled Fare Reductions|Voice of San Diego|August 31, 2020|Voice of San Diego
In fact, according to the 2011 Marquet Report on Embezzlement, women are more likely to embezzle than men.
Most Notorious ‘Pink-Collar’ Criminal to Be Sentenced for $53 Million Theft|Kelly Pope|February 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The village is poor, but the local party secretary managed to embezzle at least $700,000-$800,000.
Has China Gone Mad?|Huang Hung|April 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I assigned him a certain operation, and, having brought it to success, he endeavoured to embezzle—did embezzle—the proceeds.
The Red Triangle|Arthur Morrison
It is base to filch a purse—daring to embezzle a million,—but it is immeasurably great to steal a diadem.
Fiesco or, The Genoese Conspiracy|Friedrich Schiller
I don't say it was proved on the other hand that he did embezzle that sum.
Hard Cash|Charles Reade
He will steal or embezzle rather than have the world look on while "his" wife ekes out the family income.
The Living Present|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
I cannot believe that that man will ever embezzle money again.
Selections from Previous Works|Samuel Butler
British Dictionary definitions for embezzle
embezzle
/ (ɪmˈbɛzəl) /
verb
to convert (money or property entrusted to one) fraudulently to one's own use
Derived forms of embezzle
embezzlement, nounembezzler, noun
Word Origin for embezzle
C15: from Anglo-French embeseiller to destroy, from Old French beseiller to make away with, of uncertain origin