Appropriation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˌprəʊprɪˈeɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word appropriation
Brit.  |əˌprəʊprɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word appropriation

noun

- money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
- incorporation by joining or uniting (syn: annexation)
- a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit
a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest

Extra examples

The economy has been weakened by the appropriation of the country's resources by corrupt officials.

Our government made an appropriation for the project.

Appropriation Committee

Word forms

noun
singular: appropriation
plural: appropriations
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