26984 words

appropriation

6 definitions • 9 examples
1
the act of taking something for your own use, usually without permission:

Examples:

The author objected to the appropriation of his story by an amateur filmmaker.
2
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:

Examples:

The emergence of a global culture of hip hop raises issues of racial and cultural appropriation.
3
an amount of money to be used for a particular purpose:

Examples:

The committee approved an appropriation of £10,000.
[ often plural ] The foundation was promised a seven percent increase to bring its appropriations to $2.07 billion.
4
an amount of money kept separate to use for a particular purpose, esp. by a government:

Examples:

The city council approved an appropriation of $10,000 to plant trees.
5
a sum of money to be used for a particular purpose:

Examples:

an appropriation of $1 million/€5000/£20,000, etc. Campus leaders are seeking an emergency appropriation of roughly $25 million, mostly for repairs to neglected buildings.
an appropriation for sth New appropriations for the military would grow only modestly.
6
the act of taking something that belongs to someone else:

Examples:

The demonstrators called on the government to speed up the appropriation of land from large estate owners and hand it over to the poor.

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