[VN] (formal) to take sb else's money or property for yourself, especially when they have trusted you to take care of it
SYNEMBEZZLE:
He is accused of misappropriating money from the company's pension fund.
compareAPPROPRIATEv.
misappropriation noun [U]:
the misappropriation of funds
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