Misappropriation - English meaning

Misappropriation – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The action of misappropriating something; embezzlement.
Usage examples:
An alleged misappropriation of funds
Synonims:
Embezzlement Expropriation Swindle Stealing Theft Thieving Pilfering Unauthorized removal Peculation Defalcation

noun
The act of stealing something that you have been asked to take care of, and using it for yourself
Usage examples:
Misappropriation of funds/money/assets he was charged with forgery and misappropriation of union as…

Misappropriation translation into English

Misappropriation: translate from English into Chinese

挪用

Misappropriation: translate from English into Dutch

Verduistering

Misappropriation: translate from English into French

Détournement, Divertissement

Misappropriation: translate from English into German

Veruntreuung, Unterschlagung, Widerrechtliche aneignung, Entwendung

Misappropriation: translate from English into Hindi

गबन, दुर्विनियोजन, दुरुपयोग, दुर्विनियोग, दुस्र्पयोग, हथियाना, हड़प लेना

Misappropriation: translate from English into Italian

Appropriazione indebita, Distrazione, Malversazione

Misappropriation: translate from English into Korean

남용

Misappropriation: translate from English into Russian

Незаконное присвоение, Растрата

Misappropriation: translate from English into Spanish

Malversación, Distracción de fondos

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Misappropriation – similar words

misappropriating

verb
Dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use.
Usage examples:
The report revealed that department officials had misappropriated funds

verb
Present participle of misappropriate
Usage examples:
He is accused of misappropriating $30,000 to pay off gambling debts.

Misappropriating - all meanings in English

misappropriates

verb
Dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use.
Usage examples:
The report revealed that department officials had misappropriated funds

verb
To steal something that you have been trusted to manage and use it for your own benefit
Usage examples:
He misappropriated $30,000 to pay for personal travel.

verb
To steal something that you have been asked to take care of, and use it for yourself
Usage examples:
The court found that he had misappropriated €50,000 intended for investment on behalf of a customer…

Misappropriates - all meanings in English

misappropriately

adverb
Inappropriately.

Misappropriately - all meanings in English

misappropriated

verb
Dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use.
Usage examples:
The report revealed that department officials had misappropriated funds

verb
Past simple and past participle of misappropriate
Usage examples:
He is accused of misappropriating $30,000 to pay off gambling debts.

Misappropriated - all meanings in English

misappropriate

verb
Dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use.
Usage examples:
The report revealed that department officials had misappropriated funds

verb
To steal something that you have been trusted to manage and use it for your own benefit
Usage examples:
He misappropriated $30,000 to pay for personal travel.

verb
To steal something that you have been asked to take care of, and use it for yourself
Usage examples:
The court found that he had misappropriated €50,000 intended for investment on behalf of a customer…

Misappropriate - all meanings in English

Misappropriation synonims

defalcation

noun
The taking or illegal use of money by someone who has responsibility for it, such as a company or government official
Usage examples:
Our office represents title insurance agents and others accused of defalcation and fraud., they wer…

Defalcation - all meanings in English

embezzlement

noun
Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.
Usage examples:
Charges of fraud and embezzlement

noun
The crime of secretly taking money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for
Usage examples:
They were arrested for embezzlement of company funds., he's accused of tax evasion, embezzlement, a…

Embezzlement - all meanings in English

expropriation

noun
The action by the state or an authority of taking property from its owner for public use or benefit.
Usage examples:
The decree provided for the expropriation of church land and buildings

noun
The act of taking away money or property, especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally
Usage examples:
The need for expropriations could delay construction by up to nine months., villagers are protestin…

Expropriation - all meanings in English

peculation

noun
The act of illegally taking or using money, especially public money, that you are responsible for managing
Usage examples:
The cabinet minister is being held on charges of peculation of government funds.

Peculation - all meanings in English

pilfering

verb
Steal (things of little value).
Usage examples:
She produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer

verb
Present participle of pilfer
Usage examples:
He was caught pilfering (sweets) from the shop.

Pilfering - all meanings in English

stealing

verb
Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.
Usage examples:
Thieves stole her bicycle

noun
The action or offence of taking another person's property without permission or legal right and without intending to return it; theft.
Usage examples:
They argue that copying licensed software is a form of stealing

Stealing - all meanings in English

swindle

verb
Use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.
Usage examples:
A businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds

noun
A fraudulent scheme or action.
Usage examples:
He is mixed up in a £10 million insurance swindle

verb
To cheat or trick someone in order to get money from them
Usage examples:
Swindle sb out of sth a web-based company swindled customers out of $15 million., victims of the sw…

Swindle - all meanings in English

theft

noun
The action or crime of stealing.
Usage examples:
He was convicted of theft

Theft - all meanings in English

thieving

adjective
Keen to steal; thievish.
Usage examples:
Securing the zip on my backpack against thieving fingers

noun
The action of stealing; theft.
Usage examples:
He supplemented his income with petty thieving

verb
Be a thief; steal something.
Usage examples:
They began thieving again

Thieving - all meanings in English

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