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From Longman Business Dictionary misappropriate mis‧ap‧pro‧pri‧ate / ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt-ˈproʊ-/ verb [transitive] LAW to dishonestly take something, especially money, that you have been trusted to keep safe, and to use it for your own advantage He was accused of misappropriating funds amounting to £4 million.
misappropriate something to take somebody else’s money or property for yourself, especially when they have trusted you to take care of it synonym embezzle He is accused of misappropriating money from the company’s pension fund.
misappropriate in American English. (ˌmɪsəˈproʊpriˌeɪt ) verb transitive Word forms: ˌmisapˈpropriˌated or ˌmisapˈpropriˌating. to appropriate to a bad, incorrect, or dishonest use. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of misappropriate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Where does the verb misappropriate come from? Earliest known use. 1820s. The earliest known use of the verb misappropriate is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for misappropriate is from 1825, in the writing of Lucy Aikin, historian. misappropriate is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, appropriate v.
Misappropriation definition: wrongful use, especially the dishonest or inappropriate use of others’ money, data, etc.. See examples of MISAPPROPRIATION used in a sentence.
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