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Definition of misappropriate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

misappropriate

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˌmɪsəˈproʊpriˌeɪt//
 
misappropriate something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they misappropriate
 
he / she / it misappropriates
 
past simple misappropriated
 
-ing form misappropriating
 
 
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to take someone else's money or property for yourself, especially when they have trusted you to take care of it synonym embezzle He is accused of misappropriating money from the company's pension fund. compare appropriate
misappropriation
 
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NAmE//ˌmɪsəˌproʊpriˈeɪʃn//
 
noun [uncountable] the misappropriation of fundsSee misappropriate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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