Misappropriate: meaning, definitions and examples
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misappropriate
[ ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt ]
legal
To dishonestly take something that belongs to someone else and use it for your own personal gain.
Synonyms
appropriate, embezzle, pilfer, siphon, steal
Examples of usage
- He was found guilty of misappropriating company funds.
- The politician was accused of misappropriating public funds for his own benefit.
Translations
Translations of the word "misappropriate" in other languages:
🇵🇹 apropriar-se indevidamente
🇮🇳 अन्यथा लेना
🇩🇪 unterschlagen
🇮🇩 menyalahgunakan
🇺🇦 привласнювати
🇵🇱 sprzeniewierzyć
🇯🇵 横領する (おうりょうする)
🇫🇷 détourner
🇪🇸 malversar
🇹🇷 zimmetine geçirmek
🇰🇷 착복하다 (chakbokhada)
🇸🇦 اختلس (ikhtalas)
🇨🇿 přivlastnit si
🇸🇰 privlastniť si
🇨🇳 挪用 (nuóyòng)
🇸🇮 prilaščati si
🇮🇸 misnota
🇰🇿 иемдену
🇬🇪 მიტაცება (mitaceba)
🇦🇿 mənimsəmək
🇲🇽 malversar
Word origin
The word 'misappropriate' originated from the combination of 'mis-' (meaning wrong or badly) and 'appropriate' (to take something for one's own use). The term first appeared in the mid-19th century and has been used primarily in legal contexts to describe the act of wrongfully taking possession of something.
See also: appropriate, appropriately, appropriateness, appropriation, inappropriate, inappropriately, inappropriateness, misappropriation, unappropriated.