Embezzle and Swindle

Embezzle

Embezzle verb - Appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.
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Swindle and embezzle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swindle" instead a verb "Embezzle".

Swindle

Swindle verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Embezzle and swindle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Embezzle" instead a verb "Swindle".

Nearby Words: swindler, swindling, swindled

Common collocations

money embezzle money swindle money
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