流用(りゅうよう)

りゅうよう
noun / suru verb
diversion, misappropriation; repurposing
1. diversion of funds, misappropriation
Using money, resources, or assets for a purpose different from what was originally intended, especially in an unauthorized or improper way.
公金(こうきん)を流用(りゅうよう)した。
Public funds were misappropriated.
予算(よさん)の流用(りゅうよう)が発覚(はっかく)した。
The diversion of budget funds was discovered.
研究費(けんきゅうひ)を私的(してき)に流用(りゅうよう)した教授(きょうじゅ)が処分(しょぶん)を受(う)けた。
The professor who misappropriated research funds was disciplined.
2. repurposing, reusing for a different purpose
Using something for a purpose other than its original one, in a neutral or practical sense.
古(ふる)い部品(ぶひん)を流用(りゅうよう)する。
To reuse old parts.
前回(ぜんかい)の企画書(きかくしょ)を流用(りゅうよう)して作(つく)った。
I made it by repurposing the previous proposal.
別(べつ)のプロジェクトで使(つか)ったコードを流用(りゅうよう)して、開発(かいはつ)時間(じかん)を短縮(たんしゅく)した。
By reusing code from another project, we shortened the development time.

USAGE:
Sense 1 (misappropriation) carries a negative connotation and appears in news and legal contexts. Sense 2 (repurposing) is neutral and common in business and engineering.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 公金(こうきん)を流用(りゅうよう)する: to misappropriate public funds
  • 予算(よさん)の流用(りゅうよう): diversion of budget
  • 部品(ぶひん)を流用(りゅうよう)する: to reuse parts
  • 設計(せっけい)を流用(りゅうよう)する: to repurpose a design
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