DEFALCATE


Meaning of DEFALCATE in English

[ 'di:falˌkeɪt ]

■ verb formal embezzle (funds).

Derivatives

defalcation noun

defalcator noun

Origin

C16 (earlier (ME) as defalcation in the sense 'deduction, reduction'): from med. L. defalcat- , defalcare 'to lop'.

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