appropriation

noun ap·pro·pri·a·tion \ ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən \

|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

Examples: appropriation in a Sentence

Definition 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

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appropriative

play \-ˈprō-prē-ˌā-tiv\ adjective

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Examples of appropriation in a Sentence

the appropriation of funds to repair the bridge
The economy has been weakened by the appropriation of the country's resources by corrupt officials.

Recent Examples of appropriation from the Web

Zac Efron is being accused of cultural appropriation after posting a photo of himself wearing locs.

— zoë weiner, Teen Vogue, "Zac Efron Is Being Accused of Cultural Appropriation After Wearing Locs," 6 July 2018
In addition, Wyden got a new amendment into an appropriations bill that was approved by the Senate on Monday evening.

— cyrus farivar, Ars Technica, "Senator to FCC: How much do police stingrays drain a cell phone battery?," 26 June 2018
This is a day free of cultural appropriation all over the world.

— danielle young, The Root, "14 Black Holidays We Wish Were Real That Are Not Juneteenth, Kwanzaa or MLK Day," 19 June 2018
The annual appropriations bills only cover discretionary federal spending.

— erica martinson, Anchorage Daily News, "Murkowski’s Interior appropriations bill makes bipartisan headway in the Senate," 15 June 2018
For instance, Deadpool accuses the villain Black Tom Cassidy (Jack Kesy, who is white) of cultural appropriation — the source of his name in the comics is Cassidy's Black Irish origins.

— sonny bunch, chicagotribune.com, "'Deadpool 2' is funniest when it takes on all sides of our dumb ideological fights," 23 May 2018
The tweet, which has been shared nearly 42,000 times, spurred an onslaught of similar criticism of Daum's prom dress, with many people on Twitter accusing her of cultural appropriation.

— samantha schmidt, courant.com, "'It's just a dress': Teen's Chinese prom attire stirs cultural appropriation debate," 1 May 2018
Recently, the Los Angeles Times published an article that opened up a fascinating debate about whether the century-old landmark is guilty of cultural appropriation.

— jean trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, "What to Eat, Drink, and See at Yamashiro Night Market," 30 Apr. 2018
Some shoppers accuse the owners of cultural appropriation, and have called for a boycott of the company’s merchandise.

— madalyn mendoza, San Antonio Express-News, "Mexitrends apparel evokes online outrage with #WhiteGirlsWearMexican marketing campaign," 12 Apr. 2018

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