Definition of embezzlement in English:

embezzlement

noun ɛmˈbɛzlm(ə)ntəmˈbɛzəlmənt

mass noun

Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.
charges of fraud and embezzlement
Example sentencesExamples
- Not included in the cost are theft, embezzlement, suicide, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect.
- At the same time, some senior staff within the bank were involved in frauds and embezzlement.
- Several family members are being sought by Turkish prosecutors on suspicion of embezzlement and fraud.
- The legislation will simplify the law on larceny, fraudulent conversion, forgery and embezzlement.
- Corporate fraud and embezzlement have been familiar topics in newspaper headlines of recent years.
Synonyms
misappropriation, theft, stealing, robbing, robbery, thieving, pilfering, pilferage, appropriation, abstraction, swindling
white-collar crime, fraud, larceny, misuse of funds
informal ripping off, filching, swiping, lifting, skimming, snaffling, monkey business
British informal pinching, nicking, half-inching, whipping, nobbling
formal peculation, defalcation, purloining

Definition of embezzlement in US English:

embezzlement

nounəmˈbezəlməntəmˈbɛzəlmənt

Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.
charges of fraud and embezzlement
Example sentencesExamples
- Not included in the cost are theft, embezzlement, suicide, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect.
- Several family members are being sought by Turkish prosecutors on suspicion of embezzlement and fraud.
- The legislation will simplify the law on larceny, fraudulent conversion, forgery and embezzlement.
- Corporate fraud and embezzlement have been familiar topics in newspaper headlines of recent years.
- At the same time, some senior staff within the bank were involved in frauds and embezzlement.
Synonyms
misappropriation, theft, stealing, robbing, robbery, thieving, pilfering, pilferage, appropriation, abstraction, swindling

单词	embezzlement
释义	Definition of embezzlement in English: embezzlement noun ɛmˈbɛzlm(ə)ntəmˈbɛzəlmənt mass noun Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer. charges of fraud and embezzlement Example sentencesExamples Not included in the cost are theft, embezzlement, suicide, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect. At the same time, some senior staff within the bank were involved in frauds and embezzlement. Several family members are being sought by Turkish prosecutors on suspicion of embezzlement and fraud. The legislation will simplify the law on larceny, fraudulent conversion, forgery and embezzlement. Corporate fraud and embezzlement have been familiar topics in newspaper headlines of recent years. Synonyms misappropriation, theft, stealing, robbing, robbery, thieving, pilfering, pilferage, appropriation, abstraction, swindling white-collar crime, fraud, larceny, misuse of funds informal ripping off, filching, swiping, lifting, skimming, snaffling, monkey business British informal pinching, nicking, half-inching, whipping, nobbling formal peculation, defalcation, purloining Definition of embezzlement in US English: embezzlement nounəmˈbezəlməntəmˈbɛzəlmənt Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer. charges of fraud and embezzlement Example sentencesExamples Not included in the cost are theft, embezzlement, suicide, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect. Several family members are being sought by Turkish prosecutors on suspicion of embezzlement and fraud. The legislation will simplify the law on larceny, fraudulent conversion, forgery and embezzlement. Corporate fraud and embezzlement have been familiar topics in newspaper headlines of recent years. At the same time, some senior staff within the bank were involved in frauds and embezzlement. Synonyms misappropriation, theft, stealing, robbing, robbery, thieving, pilfering, pilferage, appropriation, abstraction, swindling
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