Defalcate

[di'fælkeit]

Definition

(v. t.) To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc.

(v. i.) To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust.

Typed by Ernestine

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [Applied especially to public accounts, estimates, &c.] Lop, lop off, cut off, deduct a part of.

Inputed by Andre

Definition

v.t. to deduct a part of of money &c.: to embezzle money held on trust.—ns. Defalcā′tion a diminution: a misappropriation of funds entrusted to one; Def′alcātor a defaulter.

Inputed by Bess