"misappropriation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misappropriations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: mis- + appropriation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|appropriation}} mis- + appropriation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} misappropriation (countable and uncountable, plural misappropriations)
  1. The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care): злоупотреба (zloupotreba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), malversació [feminine] (Catalan), détournement de fonds [masculine] (French), sikkasztás (Hungarian), elsikkasztás (Hungarian), hűtlen kezelés (Hungarian), defraudacja [feminine] (Polish), malwersacja [feminine] (Polish), sprzeniewierzenie [neuter] (Polish), malversación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-misappropriation-en-noun-vKFYb4k8 Disambiguation of "the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care": 85 15
  2. The wrongful, incorrect or dishonest use of something, such as information. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-misappropriation-en-noun-FZ9Fp5Md Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: embezzlement

Inflected forms

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