12
embezzlement(noun, misuse, misappropriation, peculation, thievery)
11
peculation(noun, fraud, misuse, misappropriation, thievery)
9
misappropriation
8
misapplication
5
default(noun, ruin, weakness, failure, lack)
5
deficit(noun, weakness, failure, lack, failing)
5
shortage(noun, weakness, failure, lack, failing)
4
defect(noun, weakness, failure, lack, failing)
4
deficiency(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
4
failure(noun, ruin, weakness, lack, loss)
4
inadequacy(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
4
lack(noun, ruin, weakness, failure, loss)
3
bankruptcy(noun, ruin, inability, liquidation, insolvency)
3
malversation
3
misuse
3
omission(noun, incompleteness)
3
scantiness(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
3
shortcoming(noun, weakness, failure, lack, loss)
3
underage(noun, weakness, loss, defect, deficiency)
2
arrears(noun, loss, imperfection, inadequacy, shortage)
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