Definition of misappropriate in English:

misappropriate

verb mɪsəˈprəʊprɪeɪtˌmɪsəˈproʊpriˌeɪt

[with object]

Dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use.
挪用（某物，尤指钱款）；盗用；侵吞；私占
the report revealed that department officials had misappropriated funds
报告披露部门官员盗用了资金。
Example sentencesExamples
- Several interviewers have found her house full of food, but she claims the food is for her husband, who once went to prison for misappropriating a pension fund.
- He said the two men were former government employees who had misappropriated funds, but who now represented themselves as opposition figures.
- They also want a mechanism for exonerating MPs from any accusation that they might be misappropriating public funds.
- If a company's money is misappropriated by a director and paid into a bank account with a nil balance, however, tracing is possible.
- Ricardo has misappropriated your money and abandoned you here.
- It is disappointing that hard-earned public funds are misappropriated.
- Most of the money, however, was misappropriated.
- Where that money went and why it was misappropriated remain mysteries.
- The document warned that officials who violated rules in order to expand relocation, who misused government power or who misappropriated compensation funds would be severely punished.
- It was essentially a sort of collaboration across both things and I completely reject the view that I was misappropriating money.
- After the high increase in council tax and an exceptional increase in essential services costs in rural areas, to give £1m or even £0.5m of our taxes to this project is misappropriating our money.
- He talked about the Government misappropriating money, which is theft.
- This coincided with the dismissal of the Vice-Chancellor, his deputy, and the bursar, who had misappropriated University funds.
- When funds are misappropriated from a church, most parishioners express shock that something of this nature could ever occur in their church.
- Suspecting that university officials were misappropriating the funds, students took over the catering.
- He and three other investors later sued claiming that their funds had been misappropriated.
- He welcomed calls by clubs to have the accounts audited to verify claims that his executive had misappropriated some union funds but advised the treasurer to follow the right procedure.
- Going after these gains would help, but those ‘smart enough’ to have misappropriated company funds are also likely to have made recovery difficult.
- In this way, the officials allegedly find an opportunity to misappropriate public funds by preparing bogus muster rolls.
- Certainly, no one is accusing the President of misappropriating the money or keeping it his personal bank account for any other reason than he says: to avoid red tape and make it easier to cash if or when it is needed.
Synonyms
embezzle, expropriate, steal, thieve, pilfer, swindle, pocket, help oneself to, abscond with, make off with, have one's hand/fingers in the till
informal skim, swipe, lift, filch, rip off, snitch
British informal pinch, half-inch, nick, whip, knock off, bone
rare peculate, defalcate

Rhymes

appropriate, expropriate, impropriate

Definition of misappropriate in US English:

misappropriate

verbˌmɪsəˈproʊpriˌeɪtˌmisəˈprōprēˌāt

[with object]

(of a person) dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use.
挪用（某物，尤指钱款）；盗用；侵吞；私占
department officials had misappropriated funds
报告披露部门官员盗用了资金。
Example sentencesExamples
- This coincided with the dismissal of the Vice-Chancellor, his deputy, and the bursar, who had misappropriated University funds.
- Certainly, no one is accusing the President of misappropriating the money or keeping it his personal bank account for any other reason than he says: to avoid red tape and make it easier to cash if or when it is needed.
- Most of the money, however, was misappropriated.
- Ricardo has misappropriated your money and abandoned you here.
- Going after these gains would help, but those ‘smart enough’ to have misappropriated company funds are also likely to have made recovery difficult.
- They also want a mechanism for exonerating MPs from any accusation that they might be misappropriating public funds.
- He talked about the Government misappropriating money, which is theft.
- He welcomed calls by clubs to have the accounts audited to verify claims that his executive had misappropriated some union funds but advised the treasurer to follow the right procedure.
- Where that money went and why it was misappropriated remain mysteries.
- In this way, the officials allegedly find an opportunity to misappropriate public funds by preparing bogus muster rolls.
- After the high increase in council tax and an exceptional increase in essential services costs in rural areas, to give £1m or even £0.5m of our taxes to this project is misappropriating our money.
- Several interviewers have found her house full of food, but she claims the food is for her husband, who once went to prison for misappropriating a pension fund.
- He said the two men were former government employees who had misappropriated funds, but who now represented themselves as opposition figures.
- The document warned that officials who violated rules in order to expand relocation, who misused government power or who misappropriated compensation funds would be severely punished.
- He and three other investors later sued claiming that their funds had been misappropriated.
- It is disappointing that hard-earned public funds are misappropriated.
- If a company's money is misappropriated by a director and paid into a bank account with a nil balance, however, tracing is possible.
- It was essentially a sort of collaboration across both things and I completely reject the view that I was misappropriating money.
- When funds are misappropriated from a church, most parishioners express shock that something of this nature could ever occur in their church.
- Suspecting that university officials were misappropriating the funds, students took over the catering.
Synonyms
embezzle, expropriate, steal, thieve, pilfer, swindle, pocket, help oneself to, abscond with, make off with, have one's fingers in the till, have one's hand in the till

词汇	misappropriate
释义	Definition of misappropriate in English: misappropriate verb mɪsəˈprəʊprɪeɪtˌmɪsəˈproʊpriˌeɪt [with object] Dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use. 挪用（某物，尤指钱款）；盗用；侵吞；私占 the report revealed that department officials had misappropriated funds 报告披露部门官员盗用了资金。 Example sentencesExamples Several interviewers have found her house full of food, but she claims the food is for her husband, who once went to prison for misappropriating a pension fund. He said the two men were former government employees who had misappropriated funds, but who now represented themselves as opposition figures. They also want a mechanism for exonerating MPs from any accusation that they might be misappropriating public funds. If a company's money is misappropriated by a director and paid into a bank account with a nil balance, however, tracing is possible. Ricardo has misappropriated your money and abandoned you here. It is disappointing that hard-earned public funds are misappropriated. Most of the money, however, was misappropriated. Where that money went and why it was misappropriated remain mysteries. The document warned that officials who violated rules in order to expand relocation, who misused government power or who misappropriated compensation funds would be severely punished. It was essentially a sort of collaboration across both things and I completely reject the view that I was misappropriating money. After the high increase in council tax and an exceptional increase in essential services costs in rural areas, to give £1m or even £0.5m of our taxes to this project is misappropriating our money. He talked about the Government misappropriating money, which is theft. This coincided with the dismissal of the Vice-Chancellor, his deputy, and the bursar, who had misappropriated University funds. When funds are misappropriated from a church, most parishioners express shock that something of this nature could ever occur in their church. Suspecting that university officials were misappropriating the funds, students took over the catering. He and three other investors later sued claiming that their funds had been misappropriated. He welcomed calls by clubs to have the accounts audited to verify claims that his executive had misappropriated some union funds but advised the treasurer to follow the right procedure. Going after these gains would help, but those ‘smart enough’ to have misappropriated company funds are also likely to have made recovery difficult. In this way, the officials allegedly find an opportunity to misappropriate public funds by preparing bogus muster rolls. Certainly, no one is accusing the President of misappropriating the money or keeping it his personal bank account for any other reason than he says: to avoid red tape and make it easier to cash if or when it is needed. Synonyms embezzle, expropriate, steal, thieve, pilfer, swindle, pocket, help oneself to, abscond with, make off with, have one's hand/fingers in the till informal skim, swipe, lift, filch, rip off, snitch British informal pinch, half-inch, nick, whip, knock off, bone rare peculate, defalcate Rhymes appropriate, expropriate, impropriate Definition of misappropriate in US English: misappropriate verbˌmɪsəˈproʊpriˌeɪtˌmisəˈprōprēˌāt [with object] (of a person) dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use. 挪用（某物，尤指钱款）；盗用；侵吞；私占 department officials had misappropriated funds 报告披露部门官员盗用了资金。 Example sentencesExamples This coincided with the dismissal of the Vice-Chancellor, his deputy, and the bursar, who had misappropriated University funds. Certainly, no one is accusing the President of misappropriating the money or keeping it his personal bank account for any other reason than he says: to avoid red tape and make it easier to cash if or when it is needed. Most of the money, however, was misappropriated. Ricardo has misappropriated your money and abandoned you here. Going after these gains would help, but those ‘smart enough’ to have misappropriated company funds are also likely to have made recovery difficult. They also want a mechanism for exonerating MPs from any accusation that they might be misappropriating public funds. He talked about the Government misappropriating money, which is theft. He welcomed calls by clubs to have the accounts audited to verify claims that his executive had misappropriated some union funds but advised the treasurer to follow the right procedure. Where that money went and why it was misappropriated remain mysteries. In this way, the officials allegedly find an opportunity to misappropriate public funds by preparing bogus muster rolls. After the high increase in council tax and an exceptional increase in essential services costs in rural areas, to give £1m or even £0.5m of our taxes to this project is misappropriating our money. Several interviewers have found her house full of food, but she claims the food is for her husband, who once went to prison for misappropriating a pension fund. He said the two men were former government employees who had misappropriated funds, but who now represented themselves as opposition figures. The document warned that officials who violated rules in order to expand relocation, who misused government power or who misappropriated compensation funds would be severely punished. He and three other investors later sued claiming that their funds had been misappropriated. It is disappointing that hard-earned public funds are misappropriated. If a company's money is misappropriated by a director and paid into a bank account with a nil balance, however, tracing is possible. It was essentially a sort of collaboration across both things and I completely reject the view that I was misappropriating money. When funds are misappropriated from a church, most parishioners express shock that something of this nature could ever occur in their church. Suspecting that university officials were misappropriating the funds, students took over the catering. Synonyms embezzle, expropriate, steal, thieve, pilfer, swindle, pocket, help oneself to, abscond with, make off with, have one's fingers in the till, have one's hand in the till
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