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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1. columbusing

   columbus "discovering" america, but america discovered columbus.

   claiming miley cyrus invented twerking is columbusing. calling cornrows "boxer braids" are columbusing.

   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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How to use appropriation in a sentence?

1. Diana Rose:

   Cultural appropriation is if you are engaging with those practices in a way that directly goes against the stated preferences of the currently alive people who are from that culture that the practice comes from.

2. Katia Cytryn-Silverman:

   The fact that this is the one chosen for a top step is also challenging for our modern mind: was this a positive or negative appropriation of the menorah? were they stepping on purpose? Did the room serve a special function? Were the inhabitants of the house actually aware of its importance? Was this just a beautiful ornamented piece? While these questions are still hard to answer, the very use [of the door] at this place, and our eventual exposure, revived its long trajectory, going fromJewish hands, to Muslim, and then to Christian owners.

3. 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.

4. Louis Moore:

   At best its just a bad mistake, at worst it's a continuation of global imperialism in sport, it's about appropriation, power and not caring about history. You'd hope they find another national song.

5. 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.