appropriation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

appropriation (countable and uncountable, plural appropriations)

1. An act or instance of appropriating.
2. That which is appropriated.
3. Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
4. (art) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
5. (sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.
6. 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.
7. In constitutional law, the principle that supplies granted by parliament are only to be expended for particular objects specified by itself.

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appropriation f (plural appropriations)

1. appropriation