appropriation

noun

ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce appropriation (audio)
Definition of appropriationnext
1
as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action the National Park Service received an increased appropriation for wildlife management

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2
as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority the insurgents' appropriation of the house for their headquarters

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Recent Examples of appropriation The international network is in court in Washington, D.C., seeking a permanent reversal of Lake's orders to kill all funding for it and to wind down all operations, despite a congressional appropriation of $142 million for the network in the current fiscal year. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025 The arena complex isn’t the only project seeking state backing through appropriation bonds. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025 Though Johnson made liberal use of impoundment, holding up appropriations for everything from a national aquarium to federal highways, everything changed when Nixon attempted a similar ploy a few years later to check the power of a hostile House and Senate. — Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025 Germain emphasized that while fraud in the program was rare, the layoffs left states with no federal oversight, raising questions about how funds will be managed when the current appropriation expires in September. — Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for appropriation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation
  1. subsidy
  2. takeover
  3. grant
  4. seizure
  5. allotment
  6. annexation
Noun
  • Eligibility for premium subsidies for insurance plans sold in Affordable Care Act marketplaces is also tied to the official poverty level.
    — Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
  • First, a policy group that tracks government subsidies related to economic development.
    — Alex Brown, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025
Definition of subsidy
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  • Her comments came during a rise of attacks on Tesla dealerships, vehicles and other property as people retaliated against Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's takeover of multiple federal agencies.
    — Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • But the immediate pain is being felt by Anglo American which has been trying to sell its 85% stake in De Beers as part of a defensive move against an unwanted $49 million takeover offer from the world’s biggest mining company, BHP.
    — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • David Walt, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Womens’ Hospital who develops diagnostics, was told April 14, the same day as the Harvard announcement, that his federal grant worth $300,000 a year was immediately terminated.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Which of these was in her bag? 7 of 11 What did Harvard do this week after Trump froze $2 billion in existing grants? 8 of 11 The executive producer of which news program resigned, citing encroachments on his journalistic independence?
    — New York Times, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Definition of grant
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  • The weapons cause respiratory seizures, vomiting, burning sensations and other debilitating symptoms.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Negative symptoms may include irritability, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, sleepiness, breathing problems, heart attacks, kidney failure and muscle damage, according to the CDC.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of seizure
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  • The education policy nonprofit acknowledged progress with basic allotment increase, special education formula updates and bilingual student funding.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
  • That's an especially big caveat for subscribers to the faster Fusion plan, which is still subject to the same data allotments.
    — PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of allotment
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  • Tkachev, sanctioned by the European Union in 2014 for his support of Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, was appointed Russia’s agriculture minister the following year, and is the holding company’s board chairman, the filings show.
    — Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Several authors did so in the wake of the Crimean annexation in 2014.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of annexation

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