Peculation
Peculation noun - The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
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Synonyms for Peculation
Scheme and peculation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scheme" instead a noun "Peculation".
Nearby Words: peculator, peculating
Scheme
Scheme noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Peculation and scheme are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Peculation" instead a noun "Scheme".
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Hostile Takeover (Shwartz): Protagonist CC is a financial analyst, and she uncovers a diabolical peculation scheme with spreadsheets!
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Scheme and Peculation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/peculation/scheme
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