Thesaurus results for APPROPRIATIONS

appropriations

noun

plural of appropriation

as in subsidies

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 takeovers

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 appropriations It was created to ensure that settlements by and judgments against the government could be paid out without individual appropriations being made each time. —

Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 Every block grant, procurement cycle and appropriations process is an opportunity to put that north star to work, yet most governments are leaving it on the table. —

Caroline Whistler, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Steube’s amendment to include in the military appropriations bill was rejected by a 333-to-80 vote of the entire House. —

Haris Alic, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026 Another $10 million in cash or appropriations bonds would support project planning and design for the arena renovation. —

Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026 According to Bee reporting, between 2019 and 2024, Matsui voted in favor of five different government spending packages mainly via large appropriations bills that included nearly $42 billion for ICE. —

Robin Epley, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 Kemp said that the General Assembly did not account for increasing the credit in its appropriations process. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 May 2026 If Republicans maintain control of the House, our first priority should be accountability and oversight of this administration through whatever means necessary — leveraging the appropriations process, wielding subpoena power, working with outside partners to file lawsuits and more. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 At the time, now Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer had announced that an appropriations bill included up to $10 million for the establishment of the USAISI at NIST. —

Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 6 May 2026

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Adolfo Garcia, a multinational lawyer with Brown Rudnick who had dealings in Cuba, said that in the 2010s, Cuba's economy continued to contract despite oil subsidies from its ally Venezuela.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 21 May 2026
With the loss of the Obamacare subsidies the same plan costs $1,500 a month.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026