| 释义 |
Noun: appropriation u`prowpree'eyshun- Money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
- Incorporation by joining or uniting
- annexation - A deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
"the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
Derived forms: appropriations See also: appropriative Type of: acquiring, getting, incorporation, money Encyclopedia: Appropriation |