Word: Appropriation
How to pronounce: əprəʊprɪˈeɪʃn
Noun
Definitions:
1. The action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
Example sentences: "The appropriation of parish funds"
2. A sum of money or total of assets devoted to a special purpose.
Example sentences: "Success in obtaining appropriations for projects"
Synonyms:
allocation
allotment
provision
misappropriation
embezzlement
arrogation
usurpation
subsidy
grant
expropriation
takeover
seizure
Antonyms:
embezzlement
Derivations:
appropriated
appropriating
appropriate
appropriateness
appropriately
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Appropriation in Other Languages...
Spanish:
German: Aneignung
French:
Italian: Appropriazione
Turkish: ödenek
