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embezzling

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for embezzling.

Editorial note

The biggest story currently is about a marine trade union leader and MP resigning in disgrace after embezzling funds.

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embezzlement

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noun

embezzlement

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for embezzling.

noun

embezzlement

Example sentences

1

The biggest story currently is about a marine trade union leader and MP resigning in disgrace after embezzling funds.

2

A fairly simple asset control system would have detected that someone was embezzling money from the exchange.

3

Is it better to prevent 1 employee out of 100 from embezzling a hundred million dollars?

4

Not only that, but the officer making that allegation has subsequently been charged with embezzling bitcoins from The Silk Road.

5

Fact is embezzling Bitcoin has unquestionably _been_ the perfect crime for everyone who has attempted it.

6

If Qantas is losing money on their international fleet someone is embezzling a shitload of money.

7

Has it ever really happened that an investor-funded startup was embezzling money in private accounts?

8

Yeah it's quite a high horse considering JP got canned for embezzling money from Motionloft.

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If embezzling Bitcoins was the perfect crime, there wouldn't be an active police investigation.

10

As has been mentioned already, Karpeles has a history of computer fraud, so embezzling digital money would be right up his alley.

11

We're not talking about embezzling bankers and hacking developers.

12

It seems like every few weeks there is a story about a corrupt charter school management team embezzling funds or over-enrolling of students or suspect academic results.

Quote examples

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Hernandez: "ordered to pay $453,819 in restitution for embezzling money".

2

I'd agree with this; if it's something along the lines of "executives were embezzling from the company," I'd consider it a sign of integrity.

3

When one employee takes over another's "world" within the company, it is very likely that they will notice if the employee on vacation has been embezzling, defrauding customers, etc.

4

For the same reason you don't want a person with a lax attitude about embezzling anywhere near your finance department, you don't want a person who thinks that contracts are "inconvenient" in a position where they're likely to conclude that violating the law "is just a lot faster and easier" than respecting it.

Proper noun examples

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Embezzling Bitcoins is the perfect crime.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use embezzling in a sentence?

The biggest story currently is about a marine trade union leader and MP resigning in disgrace after embezzling funds.

What does embezzling mean?

embezzlement

What part of speech is embezzling?

embezzling is commonly used as noun.