Synonyms for "misappropriation" (37 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

embezzlementabuseabuse of officebefoulmentconversioncorrupt administrationdebasement

Noun(1 words)

embezzlement

Strong matches (11)

defalcationdefilementdesecrationdiversionfoulingmaladministrationmalfeasancemalpracticemalversationmisapplication

Noun(1 words)

defalcation

Related words (18)

Noun(2 words)

misapplicationpeculation

misconductmisemploymentmisfeasancemishandlingmismanagementmisusagemisusepeculationperversionpilferingpollutionpoor stewardshipprofanationprostitutionsquanderingviolation

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

7 entries

adoptionborrowinglarcenystealingtheftthieverythieving

Synonyms

1 entries

embezzlement

derived from

2 entries

appropriationmisappropriate

is a

1 entries

borrowing

related to

6 entries

carecorruptfraudulentfundmisappropriatewrongful

similar

2 entries

embezzlementsquandering

Translations

10 translations across 6 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• злоупотреба noun (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care)

Catalan

1 entries

• malversació noun (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care)

French

1 entries

• détournement de fonds noun (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care)

Hungarian

3 entries

• elsikkasztás noun (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care)
• hűtlen kezelés noun (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care)
• sikkasztás noun (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care)

Polish

3 entries

• defraudacja noun (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care)
• malwersacja noun (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care)
• sprzeniewierzenie noun (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care)

Spanish

1 entries

• malversación noun (the wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care)

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