appropriation

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Noun appropriation has 3 senses

appropriation - money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
--₁ is a kind of money
--₁ has particulars: pork barrel, pork
annexation, appropriation - incorporation by joining or uniting
--₂ is a kind of incorporation
appropriation - a deliberate act of acquisition
--₃ is a kind of acquiring, getting
--₃ has particulars:
borrowing, adoption; preemption, pre-emption; seizure; sequestration, requisition

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