to divert

Examples

• All

• The accountant discovered that funds had been diverted into private accounts without authorization.

• Collections that exceed the agency's budget are diverted to other federal agencies.

  Academic text (2011)

• Both governments have been asked to divert as much money as possible--

  The Householder (1963)

• Aid in one category simply allows the school administrators to divert more funds to others.

  Academic text (1993)

• Are you saying that Sarah diverted money to him?

  The Favourite (2018)

• I diverted funds from the military as well.

  The Inventor (2023)

• Significant time and resources are diverted from manufacturing to the defense of claims.

  Academic text (1999)

• We did not want to divert masks and PPE away from them to be used by the people.

• Our company can't keep diverting funds into Tom's pet projects.

  Nine Lives (2016)

• The trillions of dollars that had been spent on Cold War armies and weapon systems were slowly being diverted to things like healthcare, housing and schools.

Synonyms

S

to siphon off

vsto divert

5 7.9

To secretly take money from a business or charity for your own use

moves money away from intended purpose but not necessarily for personal gain

D

to defalcate

vsto divert

• Formal

9.9

To steal money that was given to you to look after

takes money from intended accounts more generally, not only entrusted funds

H

to hive off

vsto divert

• NSFW

9.5

To secretly move money or things for dishonest reasons

removes funds from their intended account generally rather than forming a separate unit

Antonyms

I

to invest

715 3.5

To put money, time, or effort into something hoping for a future benefit

A

to allocate

92 4.5

Give parts of something, like money or time, to people for a planned purpose

How Diverted

to embezzle

28 8.1

to divert

• NSFW

56 6.8

to misappropriate

• Formal

5 8.4

Surface Forms

Etymology