embezzled

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A form of embezzle — To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.

UncommonScrabble 32

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of embezzle

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetaken for your own use in violation of a trust

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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