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misappropriate
[ mis-uh-proh-pree-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to put to a wrong use.
- to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted to one's care.
misappropriate
/ ˌɪəˈəʊɪˌɪ /
verb
- tr to appropriate for a wrong or dishonest use; embezzle or steal
Derived Forms
- ˌˈDZˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·····پDz [mis-, uh, -proh-pree-, ey, -sh, uh, n] noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of misappropriate1
Example Sentences
Immigration laws can and should be enforced through lawful means, without abusing emergency powers, misappropriating wartime authorities, or trying to skirt the Posse Comitatus Act.
Several other members of his Taiwan People Party have also been charged for misappropriating political donations.
Of that prosecutors say $27 billion was misappropriated, and $12 billion was judged to have been embezzled, the most serious financial crime for which she was sentenced to death.
The firm misappropriated over $11 billion of funds that belonged to customers, investors and lenders, The Associated Press reported.
When he tried to disclose the fraud, which amounted to about $4 million, to the city controller’s office, he was instructed by his supervisor to state that only $300,000 was misappropriated, the lawsuit said.
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