# embezzle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈbɛz.əl/ · frequency rank #93,659

## Definitions
1. To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.

## Etymology
From Middle English embesilen, from Anglo-Norman embesiler, embesillier, embeseillier (“to steal, cause to disappear”), from em- + Old French besillier (“to torment, destroy, gouge”), of unknown origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/embezzle