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Wealth vs Embezzle - What's the difference?

wealth | embezzle |

As a noun wealth

is (obsolete) weal; welfare; prosperity; good; well-being; happiness; joy.

As a verb embezzle is

(legal|business) to steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.

wealth

English

(wikipedia wealth)

Alternative forms

* wealthe, welth, welthe (all obsolete)

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete) Weal; welfare; prosperity; good; well-being; happiness; joy.
  • Riches; valuable material possessions.
  • A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
    • She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * wealthy

    External links

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    embezzle

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
  • * 1903, , Twelve Stories and a Dream
    • You waste your education in burglary. You should do one of two things. Either you should forge or you should embezzle'. For my own part, I ' embezzle .
  • * 1861,
    • You let Dunsey have it, sir? And how long have you been so thick with Dunsey that you must collogue with him to embezzle my money?

    Synonyms

    * defalcate * misappropriate * peculate

    Derived terms

    * embezzler * embezzlement

    References