appropriation

noun

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

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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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.

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But what happens when imitation appears to cross over into cultural appropriation and exploitation? — Amira Rasool, Teen Vogue, "Some White Influencers Are Being Accused of "Blackfishing," or Using Makeup to Appear Black," 16 Nov. 2018 The amendment to a homeland security appropriations bill would advise ICE to provide every detainee in custody with a copy of a privacy waiver form. — Nicholas Bogel-burroughs, baltimoresun.com, "'There’s a family here waiting for them': Baltimore woman wants to take in granddaughter separated at border," 21 June 2018 The fund could receive both state appropriations and private funding. — Jamie Halper, BostonGlobe.com, "Lawmakers consider new civics requirements for students," 21 June 2018 Courtesy Center for Architecture But appropriation, in a negative light, isn’t necessarily Hip-Hop Architecture’s fate. — Diana Budds, Curbed, "Can hip-hop make architecture more equitable?," 8 Oct. 2018 Detroit is fearless, but appropriation is such an issue these days. — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, "The Hidden Message in Tessa Thompson's Sorry to Bother You Makeup," 1 Aug. 2018 Rob Portman, a Republican, and Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, pushed through a $1.08-billion appropriation for the latest version of the Abrams tank. — David S. Cloud, latimes.com, "Fat Pentagon budget brings jobs to struggling Ohio tank factory — and a political payoff for Trump," 2 July 2018 All of this money is paid from a permanent, indefinite appropriation for special counsels. — Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, "Fact-checking President Trump’s attacks on the cost of Mueller’s investigation," 4 June 2018 The money, which has not yet been finalized, would be in addition to a recent federal appropriation aimed at expanding the AgCenter's roseau recovery plan. — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, "Fight against Louisiana's wetland plague getting $1 million boost," 16 May 2018

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