Appropriation
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Full definition of appropriation
Noun
appropriation
(plural appropriations)- An act or instance of appropriating.
- That which is appropriated.
- Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
- (arts) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
- (sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.