misappropriation
B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
Law noun
The wrongful taking or use of another's intangible property, notably trade secrets or goodwill.
The former employee was sued for misappropriation of confidential manufacturing know-how.
Business noun
The dishonest use of funds or assets entrusted to one's care for an unauthorised purpose.
The forensic accountants traced the misappropriation of client funds to a series of shell companies.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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