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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
It is forward funded, meaning that its latest budget approved by Congress for 2025 continues appropriations through 2027.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Instead, the city is working to secure a funding appropriation by Congressman Carlos Gimenez to fill the gap.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Their budget plan would make library funding a line item appropriation.
—Andrew King, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Tuition makes up about 19% of WSU’s $1.3 billion budget, the second highest source behind state appropriations at 26%, with the $16 billion shortfall in Olympia looming overhead.
—Tim Clouser | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Instead, the city is working to secure a funding appropriation by Congressman Carlos Gimenez to fill the gap.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Their budget plan would make library funding a line item appropriation.
—Andrew King, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Tuition makes up about 19% of WSU’s $1.3 billion budget, the second highest source behind state appropriations at 26%, with the $16 billion shortfall in Olympia looming overhead.
—Tim Clouser | The Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation
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Eligibility for premium subsidies for insurance plans sold in Affordable Care Act marketplaces is also tied to the official poverty level.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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First, a policy group that tracks government subsidies related to economic development.—
Alex Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2025
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Following the gang takeover, Haitians and Americans were left trapped.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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At the time, the takeover was the biggest multi-game movie campaign on the platform, with 31 million visits over 18 days.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Facts: In August 2024, Power Forward Communities, a consortium of groups aimed at lowering housing costs and utility bills, received a $2 billion grant from the EPA.—
Leslie Dickstein,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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Which of these was in her bag? 7 of 11 What did Harvard do this week after Trump froze $2 billion in existing grants? 8 of 11 The executive producer of which news program resigned, citing encroachments on his journalistic independence?—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The weapons cause respiratory seizures, vomiting, burning sensations and other debilitating symptoms.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Negative symptoms may include irritability, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, sleepiness, breathing problems, heart attacks, kidney failure and muscle damage, according to the CDC.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The county had previously committed more than $760,000 to the project so the new allotment increased its total contribution to about $6 million.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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According to summary provided by the House speaker’s office, the bill includes financial support for special education, bilingual education and pre-kindergarten and a $395 increase in the base amount schools get per student, known as the basic allotment.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Tkachev, sanctioned by the European Union in 2014 for his support of Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, was appointed Russia’s agriculture minister the following year, and is the holding company’s board chairman, the filings show.—
Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Several authors did so in the wake of the Crimean annexation in 2014.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Appropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriation. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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