16
embezzle(verb, take, remove, keep, cheat)
13
misappropriate(verb, take, remove, keep, appropriate)
13
steal(verb, take, appropriate, mug, misuse)
11
defalcate(verb, take, cheat, appropriate, lose)
6
rob(verb, take, steal, mug, raid)
5
filch(verb, cheat, appropriate, lose, mug)
5
pilfer(verb, take, remove, keep, cheat)
4
defraud(verb, take, remove, keep, cheat)
4
purloin(verb, take, remove, keep, cheat)
4
take(verb, remove, keep, cheat, appropriate)
3
appropriate(verb, take, remove, keep, cheat)
3
misapply
3
pirate(verb, take, remove, keep, appropriate)
3
swindle(verb, take, remove, keep, cheat)
2
cheat(verb, take, remove, keep, appropriate)
2
divert(verb, take, remove, keep, appropriate)
2
foul
2
liberate(verb, cheat, lose, mug, rob)
2
lift(verb, take, remove, keep, cheat)
2
malversate
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