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peculate - Dictionary definition and meaning for peculate

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  • (verb) appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

    "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

    synonyms : defalcate , embezzle , malversate , misappropriate

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for peculate

  • (Tag: global) peculate=peck(large amount)+ late;it seems that the person was late in returning the large funds of the public as he had embezzled it.

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  • (Tag: ) He embezzled the money by putting it under his shirt, against his pecks

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