peculation
peculation · peculations
The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a…The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
/pɛkjʊˈleɪʃən/
Значение
значений: 1(исчисляемое, историческое, неисчисляемое)The wrongful appropriation or embezzlement of shared or public property, usually by a person entrusted with the guardianship of that property.
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Происхождение
From Latin pecūlātiō (“embezzlement”) from pecūlor (“to defraud the public”), related to pFrom Latin pecūlātiō (“embezzlement”) from pecūlor (“to defraud the public”), related to pecūlium (“property in cattle, private property”), from pecū (“cattle, money”).
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Формы
мн. число: peculations| Ед. число | peculation |
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| Мн. число | peculations |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 4Близкие по смыслу
- the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else:embezzlementdefalcationmisapplicationmisappropriation
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 6Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым