Misappropriate and Purchase

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Misappropriate verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.

Usage example: a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts

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Purchase is an antonym for misappropriate.

Nearby Words: misappropriation, misappropriating

Purchase verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.

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Misappropriate is an antonym for purchase.

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Purchase and Misappropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/misappropriate/purchase

Misappropriate & Purchase. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/misappropriate/purchase>.

Purchase or Misappropriate. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/misappropriate/purchase.

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