APPROPRIATION

/əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/ Scrabble 19 Words With Friends 23

Scrabble letter values: A1P3P3R1O1P3R1I1A1T1I1O1N1 = 19

Definition

  1. noun money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose.
  2. noun incorporation by joining or uniting. — synonyms: annexation
  3. 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”

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