defalcation

defalcation is a 11-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off.
2. noun. That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.
3. noun. An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent having it in trust; an embezzlement.
4. noun. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

   Synonyms: embezzlement, misapplication, peculation

5. noun. the sum of money that is misappropriated

Synonyms

embezzlement, misapplication, peculation

Common word forms

defalcations

Words from these letters

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