noun · formal
embezzlement
/ɪmˈbezlmənt/em·BEZ·zle·ment
Band 6-7task2speaking
theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer
Examples
“The accountant was convicted of embezzlement after auditors discovered missing funds.”
“Embezzlement cases often involve complex financial transactions.”
“He was sentenced to five years for embezzlement.”
Band 8 sentence
“Prosecutors produced bank records proving systematic embezzlement by the charity's treasurer over a five-year period.”
Collocations
- convicted of embezzlement
- embezzle funds/money
Word family
embezzle verbembezzlement nounembezzler noun
Common mistakes
theft→embezzlement
fraud→embezzlement
Say it for a higher band
5theft→6fraud→7+embezzlement
Synonyms
misappropriation
Easily confused
fraud
“The company director was found guilty of fraud for creating false invoices.”
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