EMBEZZLE


Meaning of EMBEZZLE in English

■ verb steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or under one's control).

Derivatives

~ment noun

~r noun

Origin

ME (in the sense 'steal'): from Anglo-Norman Fr. embesiler , from besiler , of unknown ultimate origin.

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