Siphon off Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈsaɪfən/ /ˈɔf

SY-fun AWF

UK

sˈaɪfən/ /ˈɒf

SY-fun OF

التعريف

To take money, liquid, or resources from one place and move them to another, often secretly or illegally. Commonly used for funds or resources being redirected.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used for illegal or unethical moving of money or resources ('siphon off funds'). Can also literally mean moving liquid (with a tube). Formal in writing, sometimes neutral, but often negative when about money. Don't confuse with just 'siphon' (the device/action for moving liquid).

• Spanish: desviar (dinero/recursos) - extraer con sifón
• Portuguese (BR): desviar (dinheiro/recursos) - sifonar
• Portuguese (PT): desviar (dinheiro/recursos) - sifonar
• Chinese (Simplified): 抽调（资金/资源）- 用虹吸管抽出
• Chinese (Traditional): 抽調（資金/資源）- 用虹吸管抽出
• Hindi: हटाना (धन/संसाधन) - सिफ़न द्वारा निकालना
• Arabic: تحويل (الأموال/الموارد) - سحب بأنبوب
• Bengali: চুপিসারে সরানো - গোপনে স্থানান্তর করা (অর্থ/সম্পদ)
• Russian: вывести - увести (незаметно) - перекачать (жидкость)
• Japanese: 抜き取る - 横流しする
• Vietnamese: rút ra - chuyển đi lén lút
• Korean: 빼돌리다 - 몰래 옮기다
• Turkish: aktarmak (gizlice/parayı) - hortumlamak (sıvı)
• Urdu: بڑے چپکے سے منتقل کرنا - چوری سے نکالنا
• Indonesian: mengalihkan diam-diam - menyedot (cairan)

جمل نموذجية

He tried to siphon off money from the company.

basic

They used a tube to siphon off water from the tank.

basic

The manager noticed someone tried to siphon off resources.

basic

She managed to siphon off a little bit from every account.

natural

There are rumors that some officials siphoned off public funds.

natural

Sometimes hackers siphon off information without anyone noticing.

natural