misappropriate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mis·ap·pro·pri·ate [misappropriate misappropriates misappropriated misappropriating] BrE [ˌmɪsəˈprəʊprieɪt] NAmE [ˌmɪsəˈproʊprieɪt] verb ~ sth (formal)
to take sb else's money or property for yourself, especially when they have trusted you to take care of it
Syn: ↑embezzle
•He is accused of misappropriating money from the company's pension fund.
compare ↑appropriate _v.
Derived Word: ↑misappropriation
Verb forms:

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  embezzle, defalcate, peculate, malversate