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单词 misappropriation
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misappropriationn.

Brit. /ˌmɪsəˌprəʊprɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪsəˌproʊpriˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, appropriation n.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + appropriation n. Compare later misappropriate v.
Appropriation of (something) for a wrong use; spec. the action or an instance of taking (funds, etc.) fraudulently or unfairly.Frequently used synonymously with embezzlement n.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > embezzlement or misappropriation > [noun]
misnimming?c1225
embezzlement1548
malversationc1550
falsity1581
misapplication1607
interverting1614
peculate1617
peculation1658
abstracting1669
plunderage1700
interversiona1754
conveyancing1754
misappropriation1794
abstraction1823
defalcation1832
malappropriation1848
teeming and lading1859
boodlery1886
bobol1907
chop-chop1966
liberation1966
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > wrongful use > misappropriation
misnimming?c1225
misapplication1704
misappropriation1794
malappropriation1848
1794 E. Burke Speech against W. Hastings in Wks. (1827) VIII. 367 Another class of women, who suffered by the violent misappropriation of the revenues of the Nabob.
1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella III. ii. xxv. 408 He made a strict inquisition into the funds of the military orders, in which there had been much waste and misappropriation.
1874 A. Trollope Phineas Redux I. xxxiii. 276 He..spoke of the misappropriation of endowments in the time of Eli.
1888 Polit. Sci. Q. 3 233 Expenditures are conceived which, under the guise of charity or patriotism, are in fact misappropriations of trust funds.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 685 Forgery, embezzlement, misappropriation of public money.
1952 M. A. Elliott Crime in Mod. Society iii. 59 Misappropriation of funds of private character is seldom punished unless there is a glaring embezzlement.
1987 S. Weintraub Victoria (1988) iv. 91 He had seen her misappropriation of space in Kensington Palace.
1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 100 Douglas,..reluctant to..challenge Guy about his persistent misappropriations which began..with his guilt money for Ruby.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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