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plunderage vs embezzlement

embezzlement vs plunderage

plunderage and embezzlement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plunderage Yes No No No
embezzlement Yes No No No
As nouns, embezzlement is a hypernym of plunderage; that is, embezzlement is a word with a broader meaning than plunderage:
  • plunderage: the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
  • embezzlement: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Other hypernyms of plunderage include defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation.
plunderage (noun) embezzlement (noun)
the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Difference between plunderage and embezzlement

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