embezzle from

embezzle (something) from (someone or something)

To steal money from someone or something, often a company or organization. Margaret had been embezzling money from the corporate account for years, but she finally got caught after she claimed her two-month trip to Paris as a business expense. The CEO went to jail after embezzling nearly $18 million from his company.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

embezzle something from someone or something

to steal something from someone or a group. They caught her embezzling funds from the bank. Jerry's business partner embezzled a large sum from their checking account.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • embezzle
  • embezzle (something) from (someone or something)
  • be made of money
  • come into (some) money
  • come into money
  • budget
  • budget (something) for (something)
  • budget for
  • collect (something) from (someone)
  • collect from
References in periodicals archive
In a new civil lawsuit, a Philadelphia man alleged three former board members of Borinquen Federal Credit Union either conspired to embezzle from the cooperative or failed to intervene to prevent its failure.