EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Embezzlement...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/pag-lus-TAY/
FIL: Ang ilegal na paggamit o pagnanakaw ng pera o ari-arian na ipinagkatiwala sa isang tao para sa pansariling kapakinabangan.
EN: Embezzlement
This is the 'where did the money go?' drama, usually involving public funds. It’s when the budget for a bridge ends up funding someone's new mansion. It's the act of treating entrusted money—like the class fund, the office party budget, or the nation's treasury—as your personal shopping allowance. A classic move in political 'chismis'.
From pag- (nominalizing prefix) + lustay (to embezzle, to squander).
A legal and financial term strongly associated with corruption and breach of trust.
🇵🇭 Nahaharap siya sa kasong paglustay ng pondo ng bayan.
🇺🇸 He is facing charges of embezzlement of public funds.
🇵🇭 Ang paglustay ay isang uri ng pagnanakaw at pagtataksil sa tiwala.
🇺🇸 Misappropriation is a form of theft and betrayal of trust.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.