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noun

as in embezzlement

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embezzling

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verb

present participle of embezzle
as in stealing
to steal money that you have been trusted with He was caught embezzling money from his clients.

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Recent Examples of embezzling
Verb
The Seoul Central District Court convicted Han, widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon, of violating the political funds act, bribery and embezzling church funds, the court said in a statement. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 The former state senator was sentenced to two years for embezzling funds. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Freeman received $540,000 in consulting payments from the union group, led by her husband Tyrone Freeman, who was convicted of embezzling assets from SEIU Locals 6434 and 434-B, among other charges, in 2013. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Lum is charged with embezzling more than $600,000 from the institution. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026 But in the end, he was convicted of embezzling around $12 million and executed in 2009. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 While copying the last testament of his predecessor—which warned of the dire need for a strong military—the young Dalai Lama discovered that corrupt officials were embezzling army funds. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026 Elle and her friends discover that Dean and the head of their school, Principal Anderson (Matt Oberg), are embezzling funds. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The initiative ultimately collapsed in 2024 after the company’s founder, Joanna Smith-Griffith, was accused of embezzling funds amid data privacy concerns and whistleblower allegations. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embezzling
  1. embezzlement
  2. stealing
  3. misappropriation
  4. misappropriating
  5. graft
  6. misusing
  7. robbery
  8. larceny
Noun
  • At the time, the company was in financial distress due to embezzlement, debt and the economic downturn in agriculture.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, they were typically accused of economic offenses such as embezzlement and fraud.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of embezzlement
Verb
  • The team views stealing bags, however, as a different equation, an entirely different part of baseball philosophy.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Two individuals accused of stealing over $5,000 worth of music equipment from a Citrus Heights high school have been arrested after police requested the community’s help.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of stealing
Noun
  • The Cubs sued Wrigley View Rooftop in 2024 for misappropriation, unjust enrichment, false advertising, infringement and related claims.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • StarVista said in a statement in 2023 that Blanchard acted independently and that the theft did not involve any misappropriation of partner assets.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of misappropriation
Verb
  • Three years later, in April 2018, he was accused of misappropriating over $400,000 in funds while working at the financial aid office as an undergraduate.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In a statement, the court also said Hui also abused his position in orchestrating financial fraud and misappropriating company assets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of misappropriating
Noun
  • The high salaries are meant to attract ⁠top talent ​and prevent corruption, and cases of graft have been rare.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Whether the strategy reduces graft is a live debate — Singapore is third-lowest of 182 countries on one index, but Hong Kong, with much lower pay, also scores well.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of graft
Verb
  • Ditto Itasca, where an officer accused of misusing Flock is now out of a job.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, local communities have learned how the law enforcement agencies themselves have been misusing the technology to, in some cases, stalk and harass their citizens.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of misusing
Noun
  • Less than two weeks ago, a $4 million diamond necklace once owned by Egyptian royalty was taken in a smash-and-grab robbery in Vienna, Austria.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Art thieves in Europe are committing more violent robberies and specialist gangs have been replaced by ad hoc ​opportunists recruited through social media, pan-European police body Europol said last month.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of robbery
Noun
  • Jaime Seneca, 48, faces one count of third-degree larceny, according to court records.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The police will have to disclose only reports of crimes that took place on the campus itself, and not reports concerning burglary, larceny and other offenses, which the judge deemed irrelevant.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of larceny

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