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ap·pro·pri·a·tion
\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English appropriacioun, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French appropriation, from Late Latin appropriation-, appropriatio, from appropriatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the act of appropriating to oneself or another person or to a particular use
< he was punished for his appropriation of their belongings >
b. : something that has been appropriated; specifically : a sum of money set aside or allotted by official or formal action for a specific use (as from public revenue by a legislative body that stipulates the amount, manner, and purpose of items of expenditure)
< appropriation bill >
< an annual appropriation for flood control >
2. [Medieval Latin, from Late Latin] ecclesiastical law : transference of a benefice with its spiritual or temporal interests to a spiritual corporation, provision for the service of the church being made in return; also : the benefice so transferred
3. obsolete : a special attribute or application
4. : a taking over of a reaction pattern or activity by members of one species (as of birds) or group from those of another group with which the former is associated : imitative behavior |