appropriation, n.
(appropriations)
freq. cnt. 3
(appropriations)
freq. cnt. 3
money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
appropriation
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a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
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appropriation
sample sentences
"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"
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incorporation by joining or uniting
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annexation appropriation
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