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PECULATE

\pˈɛkjʊlˌe͡ɪt], \pˈɛkjʊlˌe‍ɪt], \p_ˈɛ_k_j_ʊ_l_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of PECULATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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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"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To take and use for oneself, money in one's care; to steal; to embezzle.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To embezzle: to steal.
PECULATION, PECULATOR.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Peculation.
To steal; embezzle.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Peculation.
To embezzle; pilfer; steal.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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