appropriation

Meanings

1. 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. 2
   noun

   incorporation by joining or uniting

   The appropriation of public funds required a vote.

3. 3
   noun

   money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

   The appropriation of public funds required a vote.

4. 4
   noun

   An act or instance of appropriating.

   The appropriation of public funds required a vote.

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

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