ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsEembezzle
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embezzle
Meaning: to steal money placed in one's trust or care
embezzle in a sentence
How embezzle is used in real sentences:
The accountant was arrested after she began to embezzle client funds.
For three years, the manager quietly moved company funds into a private account, planning to embezzle enough to retire early.
“Rumors suggested that an official might embezzle money intended for repairs, yet surviving accounts showed payments without proving theft.”
— from the passage The Eastern Turn
Synonyms for embezzle
Other words for embezzle — misappropriate — carry the same meaning.
- misappropriate
Where it comes from
From Anglo-French enbesiler 'to make away with'
Memory hook
EMBEZZLE sounds like 'in-bezel' — sneaking cash inside a hidden pocket.