misappropriated Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzle; misappropriate; defalcate; malversate; peculate.
- The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family
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adjective satellite taken for your own use in violation of a trust
embezzled.
- the banker absconded with embezzled funds
