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Definitions

embezzlement

NOUN
stealing money, often from employer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fraud larceny misappropriation misuse theft
STRONG
abstraction appropriation defalcation misapplication peculation pilferage skimming thieving
WEAK
filching pilfering purloining
Antonyms
WEAK
compensation pay reimbursement return

Example Sentences

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Murrell is yet to make a plea on the embezzlement charge.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Amy Knox, the former chief operating officer of Harm Reduction-SD, was charged with three felony counts of misappropriating public money and three felony counts of embezzlement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

For more than a decade, he exposed alleged corruption and embezzlement among senior Russian officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Rabat represented Pinochet in a case of embezzlement of public funds.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

If that happened, then whoever took his place would certainly discover the embezzlement.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.