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embezzlement

/ɪmˈbezlmənt/noun

उच्चारण इम्बेज़्ल्मन्ट

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    the crime of stealing money that you are responsible for or that belongs to your employer

    गबन, अमानत में खयानत

    • The cashier was jailed for embezzlement of bank funds.
    • He was charged with embezzlement after two crore rupees went missing.
    • The accountant was arrested for embezzlement of trust funds.
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    • Embezzlement by a trusted employee shocked the entire company.
    • The case of embezzlement was discovered during an audit.

    Synonyms misappropriation fraud theft

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em·bez·zle·ment

With double z and -zle.

दो z और -zle के साथ।

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Keep the money crimes apart: embezzlement (stealing entrusted funds), bribery (giving or taking money for a favour), extortion (getting money by threats), forgery (faking documents), smuggling (moving goods illegally).

पैसे के अपराधों को अलग रखिए: embezzlement (सौंपे गए धन की चोरी), bribery (काम के बदले पैसा देना या लेना), extortion (धमकी से पैसा वसूलना), forgery (जाली दस्तावेज़), smuggling (माल की तस्करी)।

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Misappropriation of money placed in one's trust; the person is an embezzler.

'भरोसे में रखे पैसे का दुरुपयोग' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; ऐसा व्यक्ति embezzler है।