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Meet a word : Peculation
Peculation : Noun
Definition : Embezzlement
Example
The employee’s peculation might never have been discovered had he not misdirected an e-mail intended for his bookie to the company bookkeeper
Did you know
Peculation has some peculiar relatives. It derives from Latin " peculatus " ( misappropriation of property ), which belongs to a family of Latin words having to do with property and possession. The most basic members of the family, " pecu " " cattle " and " pecus " " livestock "reflect the fact that animals were a fundamental form of wealth in ancient societies. Other members of the family include " pecunia " " money " which gave English " pecuniary " " monetary " and " peculiaris " ( " of private property " or " special " ), which led to our peculiar
Definition : Embezzlement
Example
The employee’s peculation might never have been discovered had he not misdirected an e-mail intended for his bookie to the company bookkeeper
Did you know
Peculation has some peculiar relatives. It derives from Latin " peculatus " ( misappropriation of property ), which belongs to a family of Latin words having to do with property and possession. The most basic members of the family, " pecu " " cattle " and " pecus " " livestock "reflect the fact that animals were a fundamental form of wealth in ancient societies. Other members of the family include " pecunia " " money " which gave English " pecuniary " " monetary " and " peculiaris " ( " of private property " or " special " ), which led to our peculiar