Meaning of defalcate | Babel Free
/[ˈdɛfəɫkeɪt]/Definitions
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To misappropriate funds; to embezzle. intransitive
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To cut off (a part of something). obsolete, transitive
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To deduct or take away (a part of income, money, rents, etc.). obsolete, transitive
Equivalents
Examples
“One would have thought the natural method in a plan of reformation vvould be, to take the preſent exiſting eſtimates as they ſtand; and then to ſhevv vvhat may be practicably and ſafely defalcated from them.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.