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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nuóyòng
"他被指控挪用公司资金。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take (something, especially money or funds) for one's own use, typically in a way that is illegal or unethical.
"The accountant was found guilty of misappropriating company funds for personal expenses." - 2
To use something for a purpose that is not intended or appropriate.
"The artist was accused of misappropriating cultural symbols without permission."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'misappropriate' is derived from the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly', combined with 'appropriate', which comes from the Latin 'appropriare', meaning 'to make one's own'. The term evolved in the English language during the late 19th century, reflecting a sense of wrongful taking or use of something that belongs to another.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misappropriate" is said worldwide
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Détourner
Transliteration: deh-toor-nay
"Il a été accusé de détourner des fonds de l'entreprise."
Unterschlagung
Transliteration: oon-ter-shlah-goong
"Er wurde wegen Unterschlagung von Geldern verurteilt."
Sottrarre
Transliteration: soh-trah-reh
"È stato accusato di sottrarre fondi dall'azienda."
Malversar
Transliteration: mal-ver-sar
"Fue acusado de malversar fondos de la empresa."
Desviar
Transliteration: des-vee-ar
"Ele foi acusado de desviar fundos da empresa."
ग़लत तरीके से लेना
Transliteration: galat tareeke se lena
"उसे कंपनी के पैसे ग़लत तरीके से लेने का आरोप लगा।"
挪用
Transliteration: nuóyòng
"他被指控挪用公司资金。"
횡령하다
Transliteration: hoengnyeonghada
"그는 회사 자금을 횡령한 혐의를 받고 있다."
不正流用する
Transliteration: fusei ryūyō suru
"彼は会社の資金を不正流用したとして告発された。"
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