appropriation
UK/әprәupri'eiʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
Money set aside by a government or organization for a specific purpose.
拨款
n.
The act of taking something for one's own use, especially without right.
挪用，占用；据为己有
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedThe noun of the verb appropriate (make one's own). It carries both verb senses: the formal 'funds appropriated' → an appropriation (budget allocation), and the 'take what isn't yours' sense → cultural appropriation.
Root prop still carries 10 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.budget appropriation预算拨款
- 2.cultural appropriation文化挪用
- 3.appropriation bill拨款法案
- 4.annual appropriation年度拨款
Example Sentences
- 1.
The new appropriation will fund schools across the region.
- 2.
Critics called the design an appropriation of indigenous art.
- 3.
Congress must approve the appropriation before spending begins.