embezzled

1. 1.

   taken for your own use in violation of a trust

   “the banker absconded with embezzled funds”

   Synonymsmisappropriated

   Similarillegal

Questions about embezzled

What does embezzled mean?

embezzled means "taken for your own use in violation of a trust".

How many syllables are in embezzled?

embezzled has 3 syllables: em-bezz-led. The stress falls on "bezz". In IPA it is /ɪmˈbɛzəld/.

What is another word for embezzled?

Close synonyms include misappropriated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is embezzled a common word?

embezzled is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.