appropriation (noun)

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• appropriation — appropriate ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suitable; proper. ► VERB 1) take for one s own use without permission. 2) devote (money) to a special purpose. DERIVATIVES appropriately adverb appropriateness noun appropriation noun app …   English terms dictionary

• appropriation — I (allotment) noun allocation, allowance, apportionment, budget, budgeting, concession, designation of use, dispensation, distribution, setting apart associated concepts: appropriation bill, appropriation for public use, appropriation of money,… …   Law dictionary

• appropriation — ap‧pro‧pri‧a‧tion [əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʆn ǁ əˌproʊ ] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. the official use of money for a particular purpose, or an amount of money that is used: • They each receive a state appropriation of $50,000 to cover education costs.… …   Financial and business terms

• appropriation account — ➔ account1 * * * appropriation account UK US noun [C] ► GOVERNMENT, ACCOUNTING in the UK, an account that explains how a government department has used the money it has been given: »Every appropriation account of government shall be examined by… …   Financial and business terms

• appropriation — noun (C, U) 1 the process of saving money for a special purpose, or the money that is saved, especially by a business or government (+ of): the appropriation of $2 million for the new hospital 2 the act of taking control of something without… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• appropriation — noun 1. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose (Freq. 3) • Topics: ↑legislature, ↑legislative assembly, ↑legislative body, ↑general assembly, ↑law makers • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• appropriation bill — noun a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑bill, ↑measure • Part Meronyms: ↑line item * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• appropriation — (n.) late 14c., taking (something) as private property, from L.L. appropriationem (nom. appropriatio) a making one s own, noun of action from pp. stem of appropriare (see APPROPRIATE (Cf. appropriate)). Meaning setting aside for some purpose… …   Etymology dictionary

• appropriation account — noun An account in a partnership or company which is used to show allocation of profits • • • Main Entry: ↑appropriate …   Useful english dictionary

• appropriation — noun Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of appropriating 2. something that has been appropriated; specifically money set aside by formal action for a specific use • appropriative adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• appropriation — noun a) An act or instance of appropriating b) That which is appropriated …   Wiktionary