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embezzled

embezzled is the simple past and past participle of embezzle.

Meaning of embezzle

Verb

embezzle (third-person singular simple present embezzles, present participle embezzling, simple past and past participle embezzled)

  1. To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
    • You waste your education in burglary. You should do one of two things. Either you should forge or you should embezzle. For my own part, I embezzle.1903, H. G. Wells, “Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation”, in Twelve Stories and a Dream

Words formed from embezzled

Questions about embezzled

What is embezzled the simple past and past participle of?
Embezzled is the simple past and past participle of embezzle.

Words near embezzled in the dictionary

  1. embettering
  2. embetterment
  3. embetterments
  4. embetters
  5. embezzle
  6. embezzled
  7. embezzlement
  8. embezzlements
  9. embezzler
  10. embezzlers
  11. embezzles

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