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2005.02.24 (Review
of 2003.09.18 edition)
Welcome to the Thursday WordMaster@Work!
We introduce you to one more corporate crime today, and this one is especially
execrable. Not only is it highly illegal, but in committing this act, a person
also betrays the trust of those who thought enough of him to provide him
with employment!
EMBEZZLE 使い込む、横領する
- To embezzle is to steal money or property that you handle or are responsible for at work.
- embezzle は、自分が扱っていたり、責任者として管理していたりする職場の財産を盗む、という意味です。
- Bill had embezzled over ¥8 million from his company before he was finally caught.
- An independent audit showed that the company's accountant had been systematically embezzling funds for years.
- His former employer accused him of embezzling company property, but there wasn't enough evidence to press charges.
Crime does not pay - but knowing how to talk about it most certainly does!