misappropriating
Diverting others' money
Misappropriating is taking something for a wrong or unauthorized purpose, especially money or resources entrusted to your care.
The word implies a breach of trust rather than outright theft: He was fired for misappropriating company funds.
It extends to improper use of non-material things: misappropriating someone's ideas, misappropriating cultural symbols.
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- peculationTheft of entrusted assets
- defalcationMisappropriation of entrusted funds
- siphoningDrawing liquid through tube
- skimmingPassing lightly over
diversion · pilfering · absconding · misapplication · funneling · channeling · raiding · looting
Intentional criminal trickery
- swindlingFraudulent taking of money
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
scam · deceit · cheating · falsify · fabrication · cooking the books · doctoring · fudging
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
malfeasance · collusion · racketeering · profiteering · exploitation · self-dealing · patronage · kleptocracy
Use incorrectly
- misallocateDistribute to wrong place
- misdirectLead away from truth
- mismanageHandle duties poorly
- divertCause to change course
abuse · pervert · misemploy · waste · squander · exploit · unauthorized use · personal use
embezzlement
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- peculationTheft of entrusted assets
- defalcationMisappropriation of entrusted funds
- siphoningDrawing liquid through tube
skimming · diversion · pilfering · absconding · misapplication · funneling · channeling · raiding · looting · plundering
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- swindlingFraudulent taking of money
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- falsificationDeliberate alteration of truth
forgery · scam · deceit · cheating · falsify · fabrication · cooking the books · doctoring · fudging · misrepresentation
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
nepotism · malfeasance · collusion · racketeering · profiteering · exploitation · self-dealing · patronage · kleptocracy · payoffs
misapply
Use incorrectly
- misallocateDistribute to wrong place
- misdirectLead away from truth
- mismanageHandle duties poorly
divert · abuse · pervert · misemploy · waste · squander · exploit · unauthorized use · personal use · redirect
- misusingabusing, mishandling, misapplying, misallocating, misdirecting
misappropriatingreturning
Going back to origin
restoring · repaying · giving back · remitting · surrendering
misappropriatingsafeguarding
Preventing harm or loss
protecting · preserving · conserving · holding in trust · guarding