Embezzlement

/ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/

Synonyms for "embezzlement" (74 found)

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Closest matches (15)

Noun(3 words)

abstraction abuseabuse of officeannexation appropriation befoulment boosting conversion conveyancecorrupt administrationdebasement defalcation

Strong matches (22)

defilement desecration diversion filching fouling fraud graft larceny liberation lifting maladministration malfeasance malpractice malversation misapplication misappropriation misconduct misemployment

Noun(4 words)

financial irregularityfraudfund misappropriationmisapplication

Related words (37)

misfeasance mishandling mismanagement misusage misuse misusing peculation perversion pilferage pilfering pinching poaching pollutionpoor stewardshipprofanation prostitution purloining scrounging shoplifting snatching

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sneak thieverysnitching stealage stealing swindle swiping theft thievery thieving violation

Noun(7 words)

peculation pocketing siphoning squirreling syphoning theft trousering

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More general

7 entries

crimeillegal actlarceny stealing theft thievery thieving

More specific

5 entries

cash skimmingexpense reimbursement fraudfund diversionpayroll fraudpension embezzlement

Collocations

5 entries

embezzlement caseembezzlement chargesembezzlement investigationembezzlement recordsembezzlement scheme

Inflections

1 entries

embezzlements

Derivations

3 entries

embezzle embezzled embezzler

Translations

61 translations across 35 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

اِخْتِلَاس noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Bulgarian

2 entries

злоупотреба noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
присвояване noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Catalan

1 entries

malversació noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

侵佔 /侵占 noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
侵吞 noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
盜用 /盗用 noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Czech

2 entries

defraudace noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
zpronevěra noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Danish

1 entries

underslæb noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Dutch

2 entries

verduistering noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
zwendel noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Esperanto

1 entries

malversacio noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Finnish

1 entries

kavallus noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

French

1 entries

détournement noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Georgian

2 entries

გაფლანგვა noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
მიტაცება noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

German

1 entries

Unterschlagung noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Greek

1 entries

υπεξαίρεση noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Hindi

1 entries

ग़बन noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Hungarian

2 entries

hűtlen kezelés noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
sikkasztás noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Icelandic

1 entries

fjárdráttur noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Indonesian

1 entries

penggelapan noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Irish

1 entries

cúigleáil noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Italian

2 entries

appropriazione indebita noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
peculato noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Japanese

2 entries

横領 noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
猫糞 noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Korean

1 entries

횡령 noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Latin

1 entries

pecūlātus noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Lithuanian

1 entries

grobstymas noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Macedonian

1 entries

проневера noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Norwegian

1 entries

underslag noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Persian

1 entries

اختلاس noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Polish

3 entries

defraudacja noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
malwersacja noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
sprzeniewierzenie noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Portuguese

4 entries

desfalque noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
estelionato noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
fraude noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
peculato noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Russian

3 entries

присвое́ние noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
растра́та noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
хище́ние noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

prȍnevera noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
prȍnevjera noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
про̏невера noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
про̏невјера noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Spanish

4 entries

apropiación indebida noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
desfalco noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
malversación noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
peculado noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Swedish

1 entries

förskingring noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Tagalog

2 entries

paglustay noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
panlulustay noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Thai

1 entries

การยักยอก noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Turkish

4 entries

aşırtı noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
hortumculuk noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
ihtilas noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)
yolsuzluk noun (the fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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Tom pleaded guilty to embezzlement.

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Sami got busted for embezzlement.

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The bookkeeper was arrested last night for embezzlement.

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The bookkeeper was arrested for embezzlement.

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