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zpronevěřit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defalcate verb To misappropriate funds; to embezzle.
  • embezzle verb To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
  • misappropriate verb To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.

Senses

zpronevěřit is used for these senses in English:

  • defalcate (intransitive) To misappropriate funds; to embezzle.
  • embezzle (legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
  • misappropriate (transitive) To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.

defalcate — full definition

  1. verb To misappropriate funds; to embezzle.
  2. verb To cut off (a part of something).
  3. verb To deduct or take away (a part of income, money, rents, etc.).

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