misappropriation in English dictionary

  • misappropriation

    Meanings and definitions of "misappropriation"

    • The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
    • noun
      The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
    • Appropriation or allocation of public funds to a use unrelated to its function.
    • appropriation (e.g. of funds)
    • The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
    • noun
      the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
    • noun
      wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"

    Synonyms of "misappropriation" in English dictionary

    borrowing, defalcation, larceny are the top synonyms of "misappropriation" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of misappropriation

    • misappropriation ( plural  misappropriations)
    • misappropriation (plural misappropriations)
  • Misappropriation

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