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расхища́ть — meaning in English

raskhishchat

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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.
  • reave verb To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.

Senses

расхища́ть 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.
  • reave (archaic) To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.

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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