Thesaurus results for APPROPRIATION

appropriation

noun

ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən

Definition of appropriation

as in subsidy

a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action the National Park Service received an increased appropriation for wildlife management

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as in takeover

the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority the insurgents' appropriation of the house for their headquarters

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Recent Examples of appropriation The funds are earmarked for modernizing several other facilities, including the Johnston YMCA in NoDa, which recently secured a $5 million federal appropriation, as well as the Stratford Richardson, Harris and Hemby Program Center YMCAs. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026 Congress removed program funding from a pending Senate appropriations bill. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 Telle’s legislative experience also includes working with the Senate appropriations committee’s subcommittee to manage the Department of Homeland Security’s budget. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026 On Tuesday members of the House of Representatives voted 370-48, with 14 members not voting, to adopt a Senate appropriations bill that will continue funding federal agencies until December 11. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appropriation

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Noun

Connecticut was among the few states helping to cover the loss of federal health insurance subsidies by earmarking millions of dollars to soften the blow for more than 150,000 Connecticut residents.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
But official data shows around 40 million people across the country still depend on government living subsidies.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of subsidy

Noun

The Houthis' latest takeover, following the seizure of the Red Sea port of Mokha and a strategic island last week, puts more pressure on Saudi shipments and, in turn, global oil supplies and prices.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Boro met Port Vale, drew 2-2 and then Gibson, who was 28, was part of a takeover.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of takeover

Noun

California, Texas, New York, Illinois and North Carolina saw the highest amounts of interrupted grant money.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
The suit, brought by 13 named and four anonymous researchers, is seeking to halt the process of searching applications and current grants for specific terms to determine if they should be rejected.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of grant

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The seizure was coordinated through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Wildlife Confiscations Network, of which the Aquarium of the Pacific is a founding member.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Activist networks and legal scholars are rehearsing doomsday scenarios, planning mass protests and advising judges on ballot seizures and ICE deployments, underscoring fears that the midterms could stress-test American democracy.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of seizure

Noun

The Pacific Palisades store is sectioned out more into zones than the previous one; the company sat down with the buyers and visual merchandizing teams to be more strategic in allotment, whether carving out space for denim or The Row.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
The rest went toward special education, operational costs and increasing the basic allotment by $55 per student.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of allotment

Noun

Larry Swets, the company’s executive chair, told Fortune that the project is not related to American annexation.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Nelson Wiseman, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto, said Trump’s annexation threats carry particular weight in Quebec.

— Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of annexation

Noun

Wasserman Schultz’s decision to run in the historically Black 20th Congressional District was selfish and opportunistic carpetbagging, a devastating usurpation of power from Black Floridians.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
The attempt of any of the parts to exercise it is usurpation.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

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