appropriation B1 Topic:Law & Government US /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #47586 Meanings 1 noun 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 2 noun incorporation by joining or uniting The appropriation of public funds required a vote. 3 noun money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose The appropriation of public funds required a vote. 4 noun An act or instance of appropriating. The appropriation of public funds required a vote. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · incorporation by joining or... annexation Word family Derived forms appropriationistdisappropriationmalappropriationmisappropriationnonappropriationreappropriation Common collocations appropriation bill Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English appropriacion, appropriacioun, from Medieval Latin appropriātiō. By surface analysis, appropriate + -ion. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # appropriation **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 47586 ## Meanings 1. a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner 2. incorporation by joining or uniting 3. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose 4. An act or instance of appropriating. ## Examples - the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit - The appropriation of public funds required a vote. - The appropriation of public funds required a vote. - The appropriation of public funds required a vote. ## Synonyms - annexation ## Derived Forms - appropriationist - disappropriation - malappropriation - misappropriation - nonappropriation - reappropriation ## Etymology From Middle English appropriacion, appropriacioun, from Medieval Latin appropriātiō. By surface analysis, appropriate + -ion. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown