appropriate

Meaning (English)

to take something for one’s own use, often without right; also to set funds apart officially

Meaning (मराठी)

स्वतःच्या वापरासाठी घेणे, बळकावणे; निधी वळवणे

Used in a sentence

The audit found that grant money had been appropriated for unrelated works.

अनुदानाची रक्कम असंबंधित कामांसाठी वळवण्यात आल्याचे लेखापरीक्षणात आढळले.

Synonyms

commandeer, expropriate, divert

Antonyms

restore, return, relinquish