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peculation

/pek-yuh-leyt/US // ˈpɛk yəˌleɪt //UK // (ˈpɛkjʊˌleɪt) //

炒股,计算,储蓄

Related Words

embezzle侵吞,挪用,盗用,挪用公款steal偷盗,盗取,盗窃,窃取

Definitions

  1. 1

    pec·u·lat·ed, pec·u·lat·ing.

    • : to steal or take dishonestly; embezzle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as intheft
Synonyms
break-in闯入,磨合,闯关,打入burglary爆窃,入室盗窃,盗窃,入室偷窃crime犯罪,罪行,犯罪行为,罪案embezzlement挪用公款,贪污,盗用公款,挪用extortion敲诈,敲诈勒索,勒索,敲詐fraud欺诈,诈骗,欺诈行为,欺骗heist抢劫,抢劫罪,抢劫案,劫案holdup抢劫,抢劫案,抢劫事件,抢劫罪larceny窃取,盗取,盗窃,偷窃looting掠夺,劫掠,抢夺,抢劫mugging打劫,抢劫,抢劫行为,敲诈piracy海盗行为,盗版,盗版行为,盗用robbery抢劫案,抢劫罪,抢劫,打劫shoplifting入店行窃,入室行窃,入店盗窃,入店行竊thievery盗贼行为,盗贼,盗窃,偷窃vandalism破坏行为,破坏性行为,毁坏公物,破坏他人财产annexation吞并,兼并,撤并,吞并案appropriation拨款,批款,划拨,拨出的款项caper掳掠,掳掠者,斗鸡场,掳人cheating作弊,作弊行为,欺骗,欺骗行为deprivation匮乏,剥夺,褫夺,贫困fleece羊毛衫,羊毛,羊毛毡,羊毛制品grab抓住,抓紧时间,抓取,攫取hustle喧嚣,喧闹,喧哗,喧闹声job工作,职务,工作机会,工作岗位lift升降机,抬起,举起,抬起来pilferage偷窃,偷窃行为,偷盗,偷盗行为pillage掠夺,抢夺,抢劫,攫取pinch钳制,掐死,掐断,钳子plunder掠夺,劫掠,攫取,抢夺racket球拍,拍子,球杆,球棒rapacity肆意妄为,贪婪,肆意挥霍,暴利rip-off敲诈勒索,宰客,敲诈,敲诈勒索罪score得分,分数,分值,得分情况snatch抢夺,攫取,抢走了,抢走snitch告密者,举报者,举报人,打小报告steal偷盗,盗取,盗窃,窃取stickup粘贴,粘连,坚守,粘着swindle诈骗,诓骗,拐骗,骗人thieving盗用,盗窃,盗取,偷窃touch触摸,接触,碰,联系defrauding欺诈性,诈骗,欺诈行为,欺诈性的filch秽物,秽语,秽气,秽土pilfering偷窃,偷窃行为,偷盗,偷窃罪robbing抢劫,抢夺,掠夺,劫掠swindling诈骗,诈骗罪,骗人的,骗人
as inembezzlement
Synonyms
fraud欺诈,诈骗,欺诈行为,欺骗larceny窃取,盗取,盗窃,偷窃misappropriation挪用,侵占,盗用,侵吞misuse误用,滥用,错用,使用不当theft被盗,盗窃,失窃,盗窃案abstraction抽象,抽象法,抽取,抽象化appropriation拨款,批款,划拨,拨出的款项defalcation亏空,虚报,违约,亏损misapplication误用,错误应用,误应用,错用pilferage偷窃,偷窃行为,偷盗,偷盗行为skimming撇开不谈,撇脂,略过,撇脂术thieving盗用,盗窃,盗取,偷窃pilfering偷窃,偷窃行为,偷盗,偷窃罪
as ingraft
Synonyms
bribe贿赂,行贿,贿赂他人,贿赂别人corruption腐败,贪污,腐蚀,腐败问题gain收益,获得,收获,效益hat帽子,帽juice果汁,汁液,汁,汁水money钱,钱财,钱的问题,钱款pay支付,支付费用,支付的费用,支付报酬payola贿赂,贿赂行为,贿赂罪,骗局shake晃动,摇晃,抖动,震动share分享,共享,分享到,份额skimming撇开不谈,撇脂,略过,撇脂术squeeze挤压,挤兑,挤压式,挤出thievery盗贼行为,盗贼,盗窃,偷窃hush money掩口费,掩饰费,嘘嘘费,掩人耳目的钱money under the table桌子底下的钱,桌子下的钱,桌下之财,桌下钱

Examples

  • The money went into the pockets of the Admiralty clerks and paymasters, who thrived on wholesale and shameless peculation.

  • But it was strongly rumoured that there had been foul play, peculation, even forgery.

  • She replied that if his Highness's presents were accounted to her as peculation, she had been guilty.

  • This irregular mode of life had borne hard upon my finances, and I had not, as yet, had recourse to fraud or peculation.

  • He was left by Mr. Hastings as his representative of peculation, his representative of tyranny.

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