misappropriation

«misappropriation» in Mova's school dictionary: taking money or property that was trusted to you and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (misappropriation — uncountable); verb: misappropriate

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Misappropriation is taking money or property that was trusted to you and using it wrongly for yourself; it is a kind of stealing. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in news, law and the stiff formal voice, for example when a club treasurer spends the club's money on themselves. Phrases: «misappropriation of funds».

examples

• The treasurer was charged with misappropriation of funds. tree →
• Misappropriation of the charity's money is a crime. tree →
• An audit found misappropriation of 5,000 pounds. tree →
• The manager denied any misappropriation. tree →
• Spending the class fund on your own sweets would be misappropriation. tree →
• Of 900 dollars raised, 200 was misappropriated; how much was used properly? tree →

note

Very formal; in speech say «stealing» or «misusing money». Breakdown: mis- (wrongly) + appropriate (take for yourself) + -ion. Maths: amount used properly = total − amount misappropriated.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «misappropriation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.