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- Dictionarydefalcate/ˈdiːfalkeɪt/
verb
- 1. embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted): formal "the officials were charged with defalcating government money"
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: to engage in embezzlement. defalcator. di-ˈfal-ˌkā-tər. -ˈfȯl- dē-; ˈde-fəl- noun. Word History. Etymology. Medieval Latin defalcatus, past participle of defalcare, from Latin de- + falc-, falx sickle. First Known Use. 1541, in the meaning defined at transitive sense. Time Traveler. The first known use of defalcate was in 1541.
Defalcate definition: to be guilty of defalcation. . See examples of DEFALCATE used in a sentence.
to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. defalcation (ˌdefalˈcation) noun. defalcator (ˈdefalˌcator) noun. Word origin. C15: from Medieval Latin dēfalcāre to cut off, from Latin de- + falx sickle. Word Frequency. defalcate in American English.
defalcating; defalcated. Definitions of defalcate. verb. appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use. synonyms: embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate. see more.
the act of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for: There are charges against them of defalcation and mismanagement. We referred earlier to the very high incidence of defalcations by sole practitioners. Fewer examples.
Jun 2, 2024 · defalcate (third-person singular simple present defalcates, present participle defalcating, simple past and past participle defalcated) ( intransitive) To misappropriate funds; to embezzle. To cut off (a part of something). To deduct or take away (a part of income, money, rents, etc.).
Define defalcate. defalcate synonyms, defalcate pronunciation, defalcate translation, English dictionary definition of defalcate. intr.v. de·fal·cat·ed , de·fal·cat·ing , de·fal·cates To misuse funds; embezzle. de′fal·ca′tion n. de·fal′ca′tor n.
the act of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for: There are charges against them of defalcation and mismanagement. We referred earlier to the very high incidence of defalcations by sole practitioners. More examplesFewer examples.
Defalcate definition: To misuse funds; embezzle.
noun. de· fal· ca· tion ˌdē-ˌfal-ˈkā-shən. ˌdē-ˌfȯl-, di-; ˌde-fəl- Synonyms of defalcation. 1. archaic : deduction. 2. : the act or an instance of embezzling. 3. : a failure to meet a promise or an expectation. Did you know? "The tea table shall be set forth every morning with its customary bill of fare, and without any manner of defalcation."
