MISAPPROPRIATION Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word misappropriation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MISAPPROPRIATION
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embezzlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||||||||
misapplication | nounn | |||||||
noun • wrong use or application • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||||||||
peculation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||||||||
appropriation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose • incorporation by joining or uniting • a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | ||||||||
conversion | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an event that results in a transformation • a change in the units or form of an expression: • a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown • a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis • a change of religion • interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition • act of exchanging one type of money or security for another • the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another | ||||||||
fraud | nounn | |||||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||||
larceny | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||||
malfeasance | nounn | |||||||
noun • wrongful conduct by a public official | ||||||||
mismanagement | nounn | |||||||
noun • management that is careless or inefficient | ||||||||
misuse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • improper or excessive use verb • apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly • change the inherent purpose or function of something | ||||||||
pilferage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of stealing small amounts or small articles | ||||||||
robbery | nounn | |||||||
noun • larceny by threat of violence • plundering during riots or in wartime | ||||||||
stealing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully • avoiding detection by moving carefully | ||||||||
theft | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||||
pilfering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||||
swindling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||||
defalcation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sum of money that is misappropriated • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |