transcription, транскрипция: [ əproʊprieɪʃ(ə)n ]
( appropriations)
1.
An appropriation is an amount of money that a government or organization reserves for a particular purpose. ( FORMAL )
The government raised defence appropriations 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 appropriation of land.
N-UNCOUNT : also a N , usu N of n