misuse of money
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmisuseandmoney
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misuse
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌmɪsˈjuːs/us/ˌmɪsˈjuːs/
an occasion when something is used in an unsuitable way or in a way that was ...
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money
noun[U]
uk/ˈmʌn.i/us/ˈmʌn.i/
coins or notes (= special pieces of paper) that are used to buy things, or an amount of these that a ...
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(Definition ofmisuseandmoneyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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His hypocriticalmisuseofmoneyis perhaps best embodied by his purchase of a front-row church pew.
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I cannot comprehend the argument that this is amisuseofmoneyintended for production.
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The first category comprises complaints of professional misconduct — in broad terms, conduct unbefitting a solicitor, includingmisuseofmoney.
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Certainly they are guilty of the misuse of time and themisuseofmoney.
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What evidence has he got from his department's own investigation that there is thismisuseofmoney?
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The law is clear, and deals with themisuseofmoney.
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If it were a case of themisuseofmoney, then a tribunal would have been appointed long before now.
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I do not regard this in any way as a possible waste ormisuseofmoney.
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It is a ludicrousmisuseofmoneyto make consumers pay more when the money is not used to assist industry directly.
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We know that more than one grave constitutional crisis has arisen over themisuseofmoneygranted for one purpose and used for an altogether different purpose.
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That is shamefulmisuseofmoney.
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They have advantages for the defendant who is anxious not to over-compensate a plaintiff who may die younger than expected, or where there is a risk ofmisuseofmoney.
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It is amisuseofmoney.
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A 1928 audit of the fundraising showed excessive expenses andmisuseofmoney, and construction halted the same year; a scaled-down sculpture was eventually completed in 1970.
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