embezzle

• Verbe signifiant voler ou s'approprier illégalement de l'argent ou des biens confiés à la garde de quelqu'un, en particulier dans un cadre professionnel ou officiel.

A verb meaning to steal or misappropriate money or property entrusted to one's care, especially in a professional or official capacity.

1. Steal fundsC1formallegal

   To fraudulently take money or property entrusted to one's care, typically by an employer or organization.

   détourner des fonds

   • The accountant was caught embezzling company funds.
   • He embezzled over a million dollars from the charity.
   • She was sentenced to prison for embezzling client money.

   Synonymesappropriatedefalcatefilchmisappropriatepeculatepilferpurloinsteal