Definition of EMBEZZLEMENT

embezzlement

Plural: embezzlements

Noun

  • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
  • The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
  • The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
  • Such conversion from public property.

Origin / Etymology

From embezzle + -ment.

Scrabble Score: 36

embezzlement: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
embezzlement: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
embezzlement: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 41

embezzlement: valid Words With Friends Word