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misappropriation vs plunderage

plunderage vs misappropriation

misappropriation and plunderage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misappropriation Yes No No No
plunderage Yes No No No
As nouns, plunderage is a hyponym of misappropriation; that is, plunderage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misappropriation:
  • misappropriation: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
  • plunderage: the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
Other hyponyms of misappropriation include raid.
misappropriation (noun) plunderage (noun)
the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard)
wrongful borrowing
Difference between misappropriation and plunderage

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