Word
Defalcation
How many syllables?
4 Syllables
How it's divided?
de-fal-ca-tion
Definition
- n. - A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit.
Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set-
off.
- n. - That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.
- n. - An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent
having it in trust; an embezzlement.
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