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Meaning of appropriation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

appropriation

Pronunciation:/əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. An act or instance of appropriating.

  2. That which is appropriated.

  3. Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.

  4. The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/appropriation

Related words

annexationusurpationexpropriationconfiscationusurpingembezzlementseizureacquisition