Embezzle Meaning in English

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التعريف

To illegally take money that you are responsible for, especially from a company or organization where you work.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal/legal term; most often used in financial and legal contexts. It always describes theft by someone who is trusted to manage money. Common collocation: 'embezzle funds'. Not for casual stealing or robbery.

• Spanish: malversar - desfalcar
• Portuguese (BR): desviar - apropriar-se indevidamente
• Portuguese (PT): desviar - apropriar-se indevidamente
• Chinese (Simplified): 挪用公款 - 侵吞
• Chinese (Traditional): 挪用公款 - 侵吞
• Hindi: गबन करना
• Arabic: اختلس - استولى على المال بشكل غير قانوني
• Bengali: অপব্যবহার করা - আত্মসাৎ করা
• Russian: присваивать - расхищать
• Japanese: 横領する
• Vietnamese: tham ô - biển thủ
• Korean: 횡령하다
• Turkish: zimmetine geçirmek
• Urdu: غبن کرنا - خیانت کرنا
• Indonesian: menggelapkan

جمل نموذجية

The director got away with embezzling thousands before anyone noticed.

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He was arrested for trying to embezzle company funds.

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It is illegal to embezzle money from your workplace.

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The accountant tried to embezzle a large amount of money.

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People trusted her, but she used her position to embezzle from the charity.

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He was fired after they discovered he had embezzled over five years.

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