Embezzlement Meaning
/ˌɪmˈbɛzəlmənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
nounThe fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner., Such conversion from public property.
Sentence Examples
Tom pleaded guilty to embezzlement.
Sami got busted for embezzlement.
The bookkeeper was arrested last night for embezzlement.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The accountant was fired for ____ after company funds went missing for months.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager was arrested for the ____ of company funds last year.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English embezzle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English embezzlement From embezzle + -ment.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""Embezzlement, sir," commented Mr Carlyle icily. "But what is embezzlement on the top of wholesale murder!""
— 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
"A major accident and embezzlement of its funds seem to have been the only disasters it escaped; and as to the latter, the most probable reason is that it never had any quantity of funds worth embezzling."
— 1959 October 26, Michael Robbins, “The Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 721:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The accountant was fired for ____ after company funds went missing for months.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager was arrested for the ____ of company funds last year.