Synonyms for appropriation
əˌproʊ priˈeɪ ʃənap·pro·pri·a·tion

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1. appropriationnoun

   money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

   Synonyms:
   annexation

2. annexation, appropriationnoun

   incorporation by joining or uniting

   Synonyms:
   annexation

3. appropriationnoun

   a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner

   "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"

   Synonyms:
   annexation

Matched Categories

1. • Acquiring
   • Incorporation
   • Legislature
   • Money

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   columbus "discovering" america, but america discovered columbus.

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   Submitted by rinat on May 3, 2016  

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1. appropriationnoun

   Synonyms:
   seizure, capture, taking, taking to one's self

2. appropriationnoun

   Synonyms:
   application (to a particular use)

3. appropriationnoun

   Synonyms:
   sum set apart (for a specific object)

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1. List of paraphrases for "appropriation":

   credit, appropriations, credits, apportionment, ownership, allocation, provision, vote, reliance, allotment, funding

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1. Steve Ellis:

   What we found, looking at the data, people who were writing the bills, those on the appropriation committees, were by far the winners in getting the most money back for their districts, whereas rank-and-file members get very little.

2. Jonathan Turley:

   The House filed this lawsuit after the administration openly violated the Constitution by paying -- and by continuing to pay -- billions in public funds to insurance companies under an Affordable Care Act program without any appropriation from Congress.

3. Scott McBride:

   As the lapse in appropriation continues, more than 55,000 Coast Guard active duty, reserve, and civilian employees will not receive monthly pay and benefits. In addition, the federal funding hiatus may affect the retired pay for 50,000 Coast Guard annuitants.

4. Tony Gonzales:

   If the administration wants to … not live up to this ruling, then we’re going to have a problem, it may come (to) a point where House Republicans on the appropriation side have to defund FDA programs that don’t make sense.

5. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn:

   There's not going to be any clean debt ceiling increase, but obviously, there's going to be a big package, perhaps, of everything from tax extenders to appropriation bills and the like.