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appropriation bill
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  appropriation bill - a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purposeline item - an item in an appropriation bill; "Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets"bill, measure - a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
Appropriation Bill
Appropriation BillLegislation that authorizes the government to spend money from the public treasury for a certain purpose. For example, an appropriation bill may enable the defense ministry to fund the military's activities for the year. If the amount authorized in all appropriation bills in a year exceeds the revenue the government collects, then the government goes into deficit. In many countries, appropriation bills must originate in the lower house of the legislature.appropriation bill
Words related to appropriation billnoun a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purposeRelated Words- line item
- bill
- measure
- law
- jurisprudence
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