verb
embezzle
Embezzle (verb) means to steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
verb
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To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
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Etymology
From Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-Norman embesiler, embesillier, embeseillier (“to steal, cause to disappear”), from em- + Old French besillier (“to torment, destroy, gouge”), of unknown origin.
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What is the meaning of embezzle?
"embezzle" (verb) means to steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.