(~s)
1.
An ~ is an amount of money that a government or organization reserves for a particular purpose. (FORMAL)
The government raised defence ~s by 12 per cent.
= allocation
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2.
Appropriation of something that belongs to someone else is the act of taking it, usually without having the right to do so. (FORMAL)
Other charges include fraud and illegal ~ of land.
N-UNCOUNT: also a N, usu N of n