transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈbe-zəl, em- ]
transitive verb
( em·bez·zled ; em·bez·zling -(ə-)liŋ)
Etymology: Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-French embesiller to make away with, from en- + besiller to steal, plunder
Date: 15th century
: to appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzled thousands of dollars
• em·bez·zle·ment -zəl-mənt noun
• em·bez·zler -z(ə-)lər noun