Embezzling

/ɪmˈbɛzlɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of embezzle; stealing money or property that has been entrusted to one's care, especially in a professional context. Fraudulent appropriation of funds by someone in a position of trust.

Etymology

From Anglo-French 'embesiler' meaning to steal or make away with. 'Be-' prefix intensified meaning, and 'sil-' possibly related to 'seize.' Legal term established in medieval English law to distinguish breach of trust from simple theft.

Kelly Says

Embezzlement is often called a 'white-collar crime' because it typically involves professionals in positions of financial trust. Unlike robbery, embezzlers often maintain the appearance of legitimacy while gradually siphoning funds, sometimes over years.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የገንዘብ ባለሥልጣን አጥባቂ
jägänzäb baläšəlṭan aṭṭäbaḳi
ARالعربية
اختلاس
iḵtilās
BNবাংলা
অর্থ আত্মসাত
ɔrtho atʰmɔsat
CACatalà
malversació
malβərˈsaθjo
CSČeština
zpronevěra
zproˈnɛvɛra
DADansk
underslæb
ʊnˈdɛʀslœb̥
DEDeutsch
Veruntreuung
fɛʁʊntʁɔʏ̯ʊŋ
ELΕλληνικά
απάτη
aˈpati
ESEspañol
malversación
malβerˈsaθjon
FAفارسی
اختلاس
eḵtlās
FISuomi
varojen kavallus
ʋɑrojen kɑʋɑllus
FRFrançais
détournement de fonds
detuʁnəmɑ̃ də fɔ̃
GUGU
નાણાં અપવ્યય
nāṇā̃ apavyay
HAHA
satawa da kudi
satawa da kudi
HEעברית
מעילה
maʿilah
HIहिन्दी
अपव्यय
apavyay
HUMagyar
pénzelt ellopás
peːnzelt ɛlloːpaːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyelewengan dana
pənjeleʋəŋan dana
IGIG
ịkpọ ego
iɡbɔ ɛɡo
ITItaliano
malversazione
malverˈsaːtsjoːne
JA日本語
横領
ōryō
KKKK
қаржының бұзылуы
qarʒɯnɯŋ buzɯlɯwɯ
KMKM
ការលួចចូល
kaː rɨɨc ciəl
KO한국어
횡령
hoengnyeong
MRMR
अर्थव्यवस्था
arthavyavastha
MSBahasa Melayu
penyelewengan dana
pənjeleʋəŋan dana
MYမြန်မာ
ငွေမဲ့ခေါ်မှု
ŋwè meiʔ kʰauʔ m̥ə
NLNederlands
verduistering
vərˈdyːstərɪŋ
NONorsk
underslåing
ʉnˈdɛʂløːiŋ
PAPA
ਧਨ ਦੀ ਦੁਰਵਰਤੋਂ
dhän dī duravartōṁ
PLPolski
malwersacja
malvɛrˈsaʦa
PTPortuguês
desvio de fundos
dɛzˈviw dʒi ˈfũduʃ
RORomână
deturnare de fonduri
deˈturnare de ˈfonduri
RUРусский
растрата
rɐstrɐˈta
SVSvenska
förskingring
fœʂɪŋrɪŋ
SWKiswahili
uvunjaji fedha
uvuˈndʒadʒi feˈdʰa
TAதமிழ்
பொருள் கொள்ளை
poṟuḷ koḷḷai
TEతెలుగు
దుర్వినియోగం
durviniyōgaṁ
THไทย
ทุจริต
tʰut͡ɕʰɛːrit
TLTL
pangungulang
pɑŋˈɡuŋulɑŋ
TRTürkçe
karapara cezası
kaɾaˈpaɾa dʒeˈzɑsɯ
UKУкраїнська
розтрата
rɔzˈtrɑtɐ
URاردو
مال کی غصب
māl kī ġasb
VITiếng Việt
lạm chi
lam˧˧ t͡ɕi˨˩
YOYO
ẹ̀gbẹ́ owó
ɛ̀ɡbɛ owo
ZH中文
挪用
nuó yòng
ZUZU
ukuthwala kwezimali
uɠuθwala kwezimali

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