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misappropriate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt/ UK /ˌmɪs.əˈpɹəʊ.pɹɪ.eɪt/
Freq #171480

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To embezzle.

    The accountant was found to have misappropriated funds over a period of three years.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to embezzle. defalcateembezzlepeculatesiphon
Word family
Derived forms misappropriationmisappropriator

Etymology

From mis- + appropriate.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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