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Meaning of "peculation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PECULATION

peculation  [ˌpɛkjʊˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PECULATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peculation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PECULATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

peculation

Embezzlement

Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly withholding assets for the purpose of conversion of such assets by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted, to be held and/or used for other purposes. Embezzlement is a kind of financial fraud. For instance, a lawyer could embezzle funds from clients' trust accounts, a financial advisor could embezzle funds from investors, or a person could embezzle funds from his or her spouse. Embezzlement may range from the very minor in nature, involving only small amounts, to the immense, involving large sums and sophisticated schemes. More often than not, embezzlement is performed in a manner that is premeditated, systematic and/or methodical, with the explicit intent to conceal the activities from other individuals, usually because it is being done without the other individuals' knowledge or consent. Often it involves the trusted individual embezzling only a small proportion or fraction of the total of the funds or resources he/she receives or controls; in an attempt to minimize the risk of the detection of the misallocation of the funds or resources. When successful, embezzlements continue for years without detection.

Definition of peculation in the English dictionary

The definition of peculation in the dictionary is the act of peculating.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PECULATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PECULATION

pectoral muscle
pectoralis major
pectoralis minor
pectorally
pectoriloquy
pectose
peculate
peculator
peculiar
peculiar people
peculiarise
peculiarities
peculiarity
peculiarize
peculiarly
peculium
pecuniarily
pecuniary
pecuniary advantage
pecunious

WORDS THAT END LIKE PECULATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of peculation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peculation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PECULATION

Find out the translation of peculation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peculation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peculation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

peculation
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peculado
570 millions of speakers

English

peculation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

peculation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغدر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

растрата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peculato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তছরূপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

péculat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pecutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Veruntreuung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

着服
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

peculation
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pecahan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thụt kết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

peculation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मतभेद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zimmete geçirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peculato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

peculation
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розтрата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

delapidare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

peculation
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verduistering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

peculation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peculation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peculation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PECULATION»

The term «peculation» is normally little used and occupies the 112.687 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of peculation
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PECULATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «peculation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «peculation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peculation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PECULATION»

Discover the use of peculation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peculation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Peculation Triumphant: Being the Record of a Four Years' ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Anonymous, 2010
2
Peculation Triumphant; Being the Record of a Four Years' ...
Full Title: "Peculation Triumphant; Being The Record of A Four Years' Campaign Against Official Malversation in The City of New York, A.D. 1871 to 1875"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926" collection provides ...
o'Conor Charles, 2011
3
Continuation Of Speeches On The Impeachment Of Mr. Hastings: ...
He states, that the contagion of peculation had tainted all the frontier stations, which contain much the largest part of the Company's army. He states, that this contagion had tainted the whole army, every where; so that according to him, there ...
‎1827
4
Works
Peculation obviated. Expositive. Art. 1. Peculation is where, in an indirect way, a Trustee obtains, for himself or another, undue profit, in a pecuniary or quasi- pecuniary shape, at the charge of an intended Benefice: producing thereby loss,  ...
Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring, 1843
5
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke
He states, that the contagion of peculation had tainted all the frontier stations, which contain much the largest part of the Company's army. He states, that this contagion had tainted the whole army, every where; so that according to him, there ...
Edmund Burke, 1827
6
The Works of Jeremy Bentham, Now First Collected: Under the ...
Frequently negligence: not unfrequently peculation.* Peculation, where it happens, is not liked : but of what is lost by negligence, no • It was but the other day that a very respectable society, instituted tor the most benevolent of purposes , lost in ...
Jeremy Bentham, 1838
7
The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest ...
Mr. Pitt proposed, that after the first five years, persons employed in the Company's service might be supposed to save out ofthcir salaries 2,0001. a year, without being suspected of peculation. This was adopted. Here sir James Johnstone ...
‎1815
8
Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England: From the Norman ...
Mr. Pitt proposed, that after the first five years, persons employed in the Company's service might be supposed to save out of their salaries 2,0001. a year , without being suspected of peculation. This was adopted. Here sir James Johnstone ...
William Cobbett, Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain. Parliament, 1815
9
The Parliamentary Debates (official Report[s]) ...
His simple reply indeed would be “ peculationpeculationpeculation.” And it was no wonder that those who sanctioned such peculation should abuse the reformers. It was no wonder that the right hon. gentleman, in particular, who profited ...
Great Britain. Parliament, 1817
10
Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England: From the Norman ...
Mr. Dundas replied, that the man who should have squandered in India a fortune, acquired there by peculation, would ... would be be<ter than to impoverish the country by carrying it out of it ; but still the crime of peculation would not, ought not  ...
William Cobbett, 1815

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PECULATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peculation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Baywatch' Movie Enlists Seth Gordon To Helm; Dwayne Johnson …
No release date has been announced, but speculation say that "Baywatch" the movie will most likely be released in the summer of 2017. «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
2
Breakfast briefing: Friday, July 24
Apex in limelight again: peculation on shareholding changes in Apex Equity Holdings Bhd saw the share price of the Kajang-based stockbroker ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
3
ICPC grills Orubebe for alleged N605m fraud
... to the new government who brought them back to fish out this shameless fool orubebe. every form of peculation shall be brought to justice. «The Nation Newspaper, Jul 15»
4
Tesco Hudl 3 release date rumours
We'll be updating this article with all of the latest rumours and peculation about the Hudl 3 as soon as it arrives, so check back regularly to stay ... «PC Advisor, Jul 15»
5
The Grim Reaper Knocks On Greece's Door
Greece needs a financial and social revolution to clean out its Augean stables of corruption, peculation and malfeasance. They must be made ... «Sri Lanka Guardian, Jul 15»
6
No induced infringement where off-label use of a drug is not …
Although Takeda showed that some physicians would use Mitigare in an off-label (infringing) manner, according to the Court, “[s]peculation or ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
7
Reports: Sixers Targeting Rashad Vaughn; Is Trading Down a …
While no draft picks would be involved, it could impact what the Hornets do with the ninth overall selection, with speculation that they could be ... «Philadelphia Magazine, Jun 15»
8
'Star Wars The Force Awakens' Has Rey's Last Name Leaked?
Speculation continues about Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. This time, it's about the female protagonist, Rey. According to Making ... «Empty Lighthouse Magazine, Jun 15»
9
Report: four-star 2015 Texas Tech signee likely headed to a JUCO
This development is not a surprise to anyone who has followed Thomas' recruitment, with the site writing that “[s]peculation about Thomas' ... «NBCSports.com, Jun 15»
10
Saakashvili gets “real business” in Odessa
... the new governor of Odessa to Georgia, where four criminal affairs have been initiated against him into abuse of power and civic peculation. «vestnik kavkaza, Jun 15»

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