Definition of MISAPPROPRIATE

misappropriate

Verb

  • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
  • To take something for wrong or illegal purposes.
  • To embezzle.

Examples

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

Origin / Etymology

From mis- + appropriate.

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