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APPROPRIATION definition: 1. the act of taking something for your own use, usually without permission: 2. the act of taking…. Learn more.
noun. ap· pro· pri· a· tion ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən. Synonyms of appropriation. 1. : an act or instance of appropriating something. 2. : something that has been appropriated. specifically : money set aside by formal action for a specific use. the city's appropriation for schools.
usually disapproving. the act of taking something such as an idea, custom, or style from a group or culture that you are not a member of and using it yourself: The emergence of a global culture of hip hop raises issues of racial and cultural appropriation. Fewer examples.
Appropriation is the act of taking something, usually without permission, like stealing your brother's french fries when he is momentarily distracted. Appropriation originally referred to the taking of private property, usually by the government.
the act of appropriating or taking possession of something, often without permission or consent. anything appropriated for a special purpose, especially money. an act of a legislature authorizing money to be paid from the treasury for a specified use. a large appropriation for aid to libraries.
Appropriation of something that belongs to someone else is the act of taking it, usually without having the right to do so.
n. 1. The act of appropriating. 2. a. Something appropriated, especially public funds set aside for a specific purpose. b. A legislative act authorizing the expenditure of a designated amount of public funds for a specific purpose. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
noun. /əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/ [uncountable, singular] (formal or law) the act of taking something that belongs to somebody else, especially without permission. dishonest appropriation of property. The film company sued them over their appropriation of a cartoon character.
Something appropriated, especially public funds set aside for a specific purpose. American Heritage A thing appropriated; esp., money set aside for a specific use.
APPROPRIATION meaning: 1 : the act of appropriating something: such as; 2 : the act of getting or saving money for a specific use or purpose.
