embezzled
/ɪmˈbɛzəld/
verb
- Past tense and past participle of embezzle: stole money or property that one was trusted to manage.
- She admitted in court that she embezzled money from her elderly clients.
- The treasurer embezzled funds that were supposed to pay for school supplies.
- He embezzled over a million dollars from the nonprofit over five years.
adjective
- Describing money or property that has been stolen by a person trusted to manage it.
- The embezzled funds were never recovered.
- An audit revealed the amount of embezzled cash was much higher than expected.
- The company filed an insurance claim for the embezzled assets.
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