- 流用
- りゅうよう
diversion
misappropriation* * *りゅうよう【流用】appropriation〖U〗〖C〗《正式》〔…への〕充当, 流用〔for〕; [遠回しに] 盗用, 横領misappropriation〖U〗〖C〗業務上横領.◇ → 流用する* * *りゅうよう【流用】(a) diversion; (an) appropriation; (a) misappropriation.~する divert [apply, appropriate] 《the money》 to 《some other purpose》.●公金を流用する misappropriate [make illicit use of] government funds
・機密費を接待費に流用する divert [apply, appropriate] secret funds to [for] entertainment expenses
・古いパソコンの部品を流用する use [make use of] parts [components] of an old computer
・電力会社のケーブルを流用して通信網を構築する set up [establish] a communications network by utilizing the cables of an electric company.
●市長は歳出予算の流用を決定した. The mayor decided to divert the money from the budget for annual expenditure.
公金流用 misappropriation of public money.不正流用 misappropriation 《of public funds》.予算流用●予算流用申請書 《file, put in》 an [a written] application for diversion of the money from the budget.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.