embezzlement embezzle • embezzler · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · embezzlement · · Text Latin · · Script 12 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else. Synonyms: peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · peculation · · Synonym 1 defalcation · · Synonym 2 misapplication · · Synonym 3 misappropriation · · Synonym 4 Characters · · b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E t latin small letter t U+0074 z latin small letter z U+007A