MISAPPROPRIATE


Meaning of MISAPPROPRIATE in English

[verb] [T] - to steal (something that you have been trusted to take care of) and use it for your own benefitSolicitors who misappropriate clients' funds risk being sent to prison.He is accused of misappropriating $30 000 to pay for personal taxes, gambling debts and travel expenses.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.