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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

धन की हेराफेरी करना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dhan ki heraferi karna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Embezzle/ɪmˈbɛz.əl/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसे धन की हेराफेरी करने का आरोप लगाया गया।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To steal or misappropriate money or property entrusted to one's care.

    "The accountant was caught trying to embezzle funds from the company."
  2. 2

    To use funds or property for personal gain that were meant for a specific purpose.

    "He was accused of embezzling donations intended for charity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'embezzle' originates from the early 17th century, derived from the French 'embesiller', which means to make away with. The prefix 'em-' is a variant of 'en-', meaning to cause to be, and 'besiller' relates to the act of taking or stealing.

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