nuó​yòng

misappropriate

挪用 nuó​yòng
misappropriate verb
to illegally or dishonestly use money, especially public funds, for an unauthorized purpose or personal gain

He was sued by the company for embezzling public funds.

divert verb
to shift or reallocate funds from one intended purpose to another, often for legitimate or temporary use

Due to the emergency, these funds were diverted to buy medical supplies.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.33 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
10.9 per million

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Definitions
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