Thesaurus results for APPROPRIATION

appropriation

noun

ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən

Definition of appropriation

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 Higher education institutions received revenue through tuition and fees, appropriations, grants & contracts, auxiliary enterprises, gifts and other. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Congressional approval should be required for significant discretionary expenditures or those that deviate from congressional appropriations. — Debra Houry, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026 Then-Chief Deputy Attorney General John Guard and Florida Department of Health Chief of Staff Cassandra Pasley both signed the settlement agreement without working to ensure the proper appropriation of taxpayer money, the report said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Shifting standards for originality Plagiarism can be defined as the appropriation of someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledgment or compensation. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appropriation

Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation

Noun

Quantifying the cost of disruptions — from fuel subsidies and emergency imports to lost output and idle workers — would make the case for resilience more tangible.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Those companies currently operate the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets, which have proven reliable but are only marginally competitive, even with the assistance of government subsidies.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of subsidy

Noun

In July, financial services platform Stripe and private equity firm Advent International made a takeover offer valued at more than $50 billion, but are said to have abandoned their pursuit, according to Bloomberg.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Seemingly, the only thing that could slow down the automobile takeover was diminishing fuel supplies, fear of which had become a fixation of American oil companies and government officials after the Armistice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of takeover

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Last year, Roberts was the sole conservative who voted against letting the administration cancel $65 million in teacher training grants.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Other areas that didn’t request LPRs through the grant program are shuttering their cameras, too.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of grant

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According to a report from LASD released Tuesday, no arrests were made during the search and seizure and the investigation into the Arcadia business is ongoing.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
The staff immediately gave her magnesium sulfate to prevent her from having seizures.

— Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of seizure

Noun

In other words, there would not be the normal allotment of new RAV4s at dealerships.

— Phil LeBeau,Meghan Reeder, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, who are a part of the lawsuit, say the remaining allotment is not enough to supply southern Nevada's basic water needs.

— James Powel, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of allotment

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Nelson Wiseman, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto, said Trump’s annexation threats carry particular weight in Quebec.

— Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
By gradually accomplishing a de-facto annexation of the West Bank, the settlements would require Israeli Jews either to rule over a resentful non-Jewish population of about equal size or to surrender the Jewish identity of their state.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of annexation

Noun

Wasserman Schultz’s decision to run in the historically Black 20th Congressional District was selfish and opportunistic carpetbagging, a devastating usurpation of power from Black Floridians.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
The attempt of any of the parts to exercise it is usurpation.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

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