Synonyms of appropriations

appropriations

noun

plural of appropriation

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsidies
• grants
• allotments
• funds
• allocations
• subventions
• entitlements
• allowances
• annuities
• endowments
• assistances
• grants-in-aid
• aids
• block grants
• set-asides
• benefits
• stipends
• legacies
• bequests
• advances
• trust funds
• foreign aids
• state aids
• reliefs
• trusts

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• takeovers
• seizures
• annexations
• usurpations
• expropriations
• preemptions
• invasions
• assumptions
• sequestrations
• occupancies
• occupations
• misuses
• misappropriations
• detainers
• arrogations
• defalcations
• confiscations
• piracies
• impoundments
• misapplications
• peculations
• thefts
• encroachments
• embezzlements
• grabs
• infringements
• repossessions
• attachments
• ejections
• trespasses
• preoccupancies
• deforcements
• dispossessions
• despoilments
• disfurnishments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appropriations

McConnell questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the funding request during Senate hearings in May, saying that Pentagon budget items should not be separated out from the annual defense appropriations bill. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 July 2026

It is expected to be heard in the Senate’s appropriations committee next month. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Many of the projects are supported by the State of Florida through appropriations or by university bonding and private donations. — Florida International University, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

As of fiscal year 2023, the agency employed more than 10,000 people and managed more than $40 billion in appropriations with assistance to about 130 countries. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

For weeks, a GOP blockade has effectively prevented them from advancing key legislative items, including two appropriations bills this week, and would have threatened the passage of the annual defense bill. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026

Jolley stressed the importance of keeping the Health and Human Services appropriations staff apprised of the agency's finances. — Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 30 June 2026

Congress has proposed a $20 million line item in DHS appropriations requiring the agency to outfit immigration enforcement agents with body cameras, partly as a result of heavy lobbying by Axon, policing experts say. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 June 2026