Standard Lemma guide
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noun
The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The wrongful, incorrect or dishonest use of something, such as information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
wrongful borrowing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: borrowing, adoption
noun
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing
Narrower terms: raid, plunderage
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English appropriation English misappropriation From mis- + appropriation.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
