embezzle
/ɛm'bɛzəl/
verb
8 letters3 syllables30 points in Scrabble®33 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
VERB
1
Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.
“The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family”
WORD FORMS
Related formembezzlement
Related formembezzler
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®30 points
Words With Friends®33 points
Double word60 points
Triple word90 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinembezzleway
Starts & ends withE … E
Syllablesem · bez · zle
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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