Misappropriate: meaning, definitions and examples

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misappropriate

[ ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt ]

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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.