peculate

verb
UK: /ˈpekjʊleɪt/
US: /ˈpekjəˌleɪt/

  1. To dishonestly use money that belongs to your employer or an organization.

    1. He was caught trying to peculate company funds, and was immediately fired.
    2. The treasurer was suspected of trying to peculate donations, but the evidence was circumstantial.

Synonyms

embezzle misappropriate defalcate steal
peculate noun

  1. The act of stealing or misusing money, especially public funds.

    1. The peculate scandal rocked the city government.
    2. Investigations revealed a complex scheme of peculate involving several high-ranking officials.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "peculate" is /ˈpekjʊleɪt/ in British English and /ˈpekjəˌleɪt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "peculate": embezzle, misappropriate, defalcate, steal.

Example usage of "peculate": "He was caught trying to peculate company funds, and was immediately fired.". More examples on the page.