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appropriations
[
uh
-proh-pree-
ey
-sh
uh
n
]
ap·pro·pri·a·tion
/
əˌproʊ
priˈeɪ
ʃən
/
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[
uh
-proh-pree-
ey
-sh
uh
n
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
the act of
appropriating
.
2.
anything
appropriated
for a special purpose, especially money.
3.
an act of a legislature authorizing money to be paid from the treasury for a specified use.
4.
the money thus authorized:
a large appropriation for aid to libraries.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
(<
Middle French
) <
Late Latin
appropriātiōn-
(stem of
appropriātiō
).
See
appropriate
,
-ion
Related forms
pro·ap·pro·pri·a·tion,
adjective
re·ap·pro·pri·a·tion,
noun
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