misappropriation

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ appropriation.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

misappropriation (countable and uncountable, plural misappropriations)

1. The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
2. The wrongful, incorrect or dishonest use of something, such as information.

Synonyms

• embezzlement

Translations

the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care

Bulgarian: злоупотреба (bg) f (zloupotreba) Catalan: malversació (ca) f French: détournement de fonds (fr) m Hungarian: sikkasztás (hu), elsikkasztás (hu), hűtlen kezelés (hu) Polish: defraudacja (pl) f, malwersacja (pl) f, sprzeniewierzenie (pl) n Spanish: malversación (es) f