| 释义 |
malversate, v.|mælˈvɜːseɪt|
[Back-formation from malversation.]
trans. To use (funds) for purposes other than those for which they were intended.
1881S. Butler Family Lett. (1962) 198 If I malversated these funds or lost them, my co-trustee might come down on the company for having regarded the order of one trustee to the disregard of a joint order. 1928G. B. Shaw Intelligent Woman's Guide Socialism 417 The public school (meaning a very exclusive private school malversating public endowments). |