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appropriation

noun
/əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/US

Etymology

From Middle English appropriacion, appropriacioun, from Medieval Latin appropriātiō. By surface analysis, appropriate + -ion.

  1. derived from appropriātiō
  2. inherited from appropriacion

Definitions

  1. An act or instance of appropriating.

  2. That which is appropriated.

  3. Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.

    • Bush said that GRNL had lost touch with the grassroots, and as a result was unable to push legislation and lobby for higher appropriations for AIDS.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.

    2. The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.

    3. In church law, the making over of a benefice to an owner who receives the tithes, but is…

      In church law, the making over of a benefice to an owner who receives the tithes, but is bound to appoint a vicar for the spiritual service of the parish.

    4. The principle that supplies granted by a legislature are only to be expended in the…

      The principle that supplies granted by a legislature are only to be expended in the manner specified by that legislature.

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Derived

appropriationist, disappropriation, malappropriation, misappropriation, nonappropriation, reappropriation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for appropriation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA