appropriation
noun
ap·pro·pri·a·tion
ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən 
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
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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Instead, the cuts must be codified through either the normal appropriations process or through the passage of a separate rescissions bill.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025
The denial of a budget appropriation request related to salaries and staffing expenses is at the heart of a lawsuit filed by Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons in district court against the Summit Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, June 10.
—The Summit Daily, Denver Post, 11 June 2025
During an appropriations hearing in May, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said the agency would reduce its reliance on private prisons.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 9 June 2025
On Wednesday, McMahon testified before the House education committee and, on Tuesday, before a Senate appropriations subcommittee.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 4 June 2025
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2025
The denial of a budget appropriation request related to salaries and staffing expenses is at the heart of a lawsuit filed by Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons in district court against the Summit Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, June 10.
—The Summit Daily, Denver Post, 11 June 2025
During an appropriations hearing in May, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said the agency would reduce its reliance on private prisons.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 9 June 2025
On Wednesday, McMahon testified before the House education committee and, on Tuesday, before a Senate appropriations subcommittee.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 4 June 2025
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“Appropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appropriation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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appropriation
noun
ap·pro·pri·a·tion
ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən
1
: an act or instance of appropriating
2
: a sum of money appropriated for a specific use
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