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peculate verb appropriate criminally, appropriate dishonestly, appropriate illegally, appropriate wrongfully, bilk, cheat, cozen, deceive, defraud, divert, embezzle, mulct, obtain money on false pretenses, obtain under false pretenses, pilfer, purloin, rob, steal, swindle See also: bilk, cheat, convert, defalcate, defraud, impropriate, loot, misappropriate, mulct, poach, purloin, rob, steal How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| His book is squarely in the tradition of Matthew Josephson's The Robber Barons, a colorful and well-written romp through the excesses, the peculations, and the moral outrages perpetrated by princes of high finance throughout the ages. |
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