Meaning & Definition of Appropriation in English
English⟶
Appropriation
/əproʊprieʃən/
noun
1. Money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
synonym:
- appropriation
2. Incorporation by joining or uniting
synonym:
- annexation,
- appropriation
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"
synonym:
- appropriation