Definition of misappropriate
transitive verb
: to appropriate wrongly (as by theft or embezzlement)
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Examples of misappropriate in a Sentence
They accused him of misappropriating town funds.
a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts
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He was also charged with fraudulently using thousands of dollars from his campaign fund for personal expenses, misusing city vehicles and misappropriating money intended to fund his mother's nursing home care.
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Through it all, investigators have explored whether public money was misused or misappropriated by developers tasked with creating affordable housing in South Florida, where the cost of housing remains among the highest in the nation.
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And in 2014, the state attorney general found that a marketing and fundraising firm working with the parade had misappropriated $1 million.
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And in 2014, the state attorney general found that a marketing and fundraising firm working with the parade had misappropriated $1 million.
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The specific case involved an Security and Exchange Commission request of $35 million from a businessman who misappropriated funds.
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A judge ordered him to pay a $2.4 million civil penalty, plus $35 million in disgorgement, equal to the amount he was found to have misappropriated dating back to 1995.
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A generational clash: Gangster mayor vs. the next Brooklyn Brown’s clean-cut image contrasts sharply with that of Bradley, who in 2004 was convicted of misappropriating public funds.
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While finding that a number of facts remain in dispute, Bledsoe dismissed Hopkins’ defamation claims and Michael Waltrip Racing’s counterclaims accusing Hopkins of stealing pit crew tools and misappropriating trade secrets about one of the tools.
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First Known Use of misappropriate
1825
MISAPPROPRIATE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of misappropriate for English Language Learners
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: to take (something, such as money) dishonestly for your own use : to appropriate (something) wrongly
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