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appropriation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of appropriation

1 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.
Synonyms of appropriation

allocation, allotment, annuity, entitlement, grant, subsidy
Words Related to appropriation

aid, assistance, block grant, grant-in-aid, set-aside

foreign aid, relief, state aid

advance, allowance, benefit, bequest, endowment, fund, legacy, stipend, trust, trust fund
2 the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
  • the insurgents' appropriation of the building for their headquarters
Synonyms of appropriation

arrogation, commandeering, expropriation, preemption, seizure, takeover, usurpation
Words Related to appropriation

annexation, assumption, attachment, confiscation, grab, impoundment, repossession, sequestration

embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, misuse, theft

despoilment, looting, pillaging

encroachment, infringement, piracy

invasion, occupancy, occupation, preoccupancy, trespass

dispossession, ejection, stripping

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