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/
Значення
значень: 1(злічуване, історичне, незлічуване)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
Походження
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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Форми
множина: peculations| Однина | peculation |
|---|---|
| Множина | peculations |
правильне
Синоніми
синонімів: 4Близькі за значенням
- the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else:embezzlementdefalcationmisapplicationmisappropriation
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 6Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним