misappropriation
misappropriation · misappropriations
The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's careThe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
US/mˌɪsəpɹˌoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
(countable, uncountable)The wrongful, incorrect or dishonest use of something, such as information.
Translations
3 languagesForms
plural: misappropriations| Singular | misappropriation |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else:embezzlementpeculationdefalcationmisapplication
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmisappropriate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.