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appropriation definition

ap·pro·pria·tion (ə prō′prē ā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. an appropriating or being appropriated
  2. a thing appropriated; esp., money set aside for a specific use

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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