appropriation

[US]/ə,prəʊprɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ə,proprɪ'eʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.allocation of funds;misappropriation, embezzlement

Phrases & Collocations

cultural appropriation

racial appropriation

artistic appropriation

digital appropriation

appropriation bill

Example Sentences

the appropriation of parish funds.

the appropriation of public money for a new hospital

Our government made an appropriation for the project.

The new appropriations bill could mean a larger paycheck for state employees.

The appropriations committee, suddenly and ill-advisedly parsimonious, cut funds for assistance to the disadvantaged.

They sat on appropriation plans until they were certain which way winds were blowing.

Li, Sher-Shiueh. European Literature in Late Ming China: A Study of Jesuit Appropriation of Greco-Roman Lore through the Medieval Tradition of European Exempla.

Real-world Examples

However, issues of cultural appropriation and exclusiveness persist even now.

Source: "Selected Readings from China Daily"

But he says he's not going back on the appropriation of land.

Source: NPR News Compilation November 2017

He wants to do appropriation bills; I want to do appropriation bills. And there is no reason we can't.

Source: VOA Standard December 2015 Collection

People in Japan have reacted with anger and have accused Kardashian of cultural appropriation.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

And jazz music is the American version of that appropriation of something European.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

We got our hands full here, trying to get through the appropriations process.

Source: VOA Daily Standard September 2023 Collection

Just to make it clear, a government shutdown happens when appropriations run out.

Source: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

Whether that appropriation serves the greater good should at least be a matter of debate.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The appropriation of non-Western norms by Westerners is also part of the dangers of colonialism.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

Congress also has the power to control how the government spends its money, known as appropriations.

Source: Introduction to ESL in the United States

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