bezzle.
To plunder; to lay waste to, in riot.
Meaning & usage
To plunder; to lay waste to, in riot.
To drink to excess; to revel.
To squander.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English besilen, from Old French besiler, besillier (“to mistreat, pillage”); or shortened from English embezzle.
The level or proportion of financial sector activity that consists of hidden embezzlement, varying in step with the business cycle.
The time between when a confidence trickster has stolen money from an unsuspecting person and when that person realizes the money has been stolen.
The difference between the short-term or current market value of an asset and its true long-term worth.
Where this word comes from
Coined by John Kenneth Galbraith, from embezzle.
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