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Appropriation Definition & Meaning

appropriation
noun
  1. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
  2. incorporation by joining or uniting
  3. 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"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"

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What does appropriation mean?
money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose incorporation by joining or uniting 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"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
What part of speech is appropriation?
Appropriation is a noun.
How many definitions does appropriation have?
Appropriation has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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