Meaning Of The Word Embezzle

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What's The Definition Of Embezzle?

embezzle
verb: If someone embezzles money that their organization or company has placed in their care, they take it and use it illegally for their own purposes.

embezzle in American English
to steal (money, etc. entrusted to one's care); take by fraud for one's own use
transitive verb: to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money or property entrusted to one's care

embezzle in British English
verb: to convert (money or property entrusted to one) fraudulently to one's own use

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