appropriation
UK /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/ US /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
An act or instance of appropriating.
2
That which is appropriated.
3
Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
Bush said that GRNL had lost touch with the grassroots, and as a result was unable to push legislation and lobby for higher appropriations for AIDS.
4
The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
5
The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.
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