APPROPRIATION
Scrabble letter values: A1P3P3R1O1P3R1I1A1T1I1O1N1 = 19
Definition
- noun money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose.
- noun incorporation by joining or uniting. — synonyms: annexation
- noun a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner.
Examples
- “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”