misappropriate
[verb]
Synonyms: steal, embezzle, misspend, misuse, peculate, pocket

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mis‧ap‧pro‧pri‧ate /ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt $ -ˈproʊ-/ verb [transitive]
formal to dishonestly take something that someone has trusted you with, especially money or goods that belong to your employer Synonym : embezzle ⇒ appropriate:
He claimed the finance manager had misappropriated company funds.
—misappropriation /ˌmɪsəprəʊpriˈeɪʃən $ -proʊ-/ noun [uncountable]:
the misappropriation of public funds

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