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Defalcate - What does it mean?

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defalcate

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To misappropriate funds; to embezzle.
  • To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of (money, rents, income, etc.).
  • * Burke
  • To show what may be practicably and safely defalcated from the [the estimates].

    Derived terms

    * defalcation

    See also

    * lop

    References

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    Not English

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