| 单词 | appropriation |
| 释义 | appropriation (once / 840 pages) 1n 2n Appropriation is the act of taking something, usually without permission, like stealing your brother's french fries when he is momentarily distracted. Appropriation originally referred to the taking of private property, usually by the government. Nowadays, appropriation can be positive or negative, but generally refers to taking something and making it your own –- like using melodies from other types of music in your song or your company’s appropriation of new technology to improve their product. Appropriation can also refer to the setting aside of funds by the government for a specific purpose, like for improving school systems or supporting the arts. WORD FAMILYappropriation: appropriations+/appropriate: appropriable, appropriated, appropriately, appropriateness, appropriates, appropriating, appropriation, appropriative, appropriator, misappropriate/appropriator: appropriators/misappropriate: misappropriated, misappropriates, misappropriating, misappropriation/misappropriation: misappropriations USAGE EXAMPLESThe 2016 law to again allow a wolf hunt also includes an appropriation. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The House Appropriations and Senate Finance committees will meet together on Wednesday. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) It is hard to talk about cultural appropriation in food. Salon(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n 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 Hypo|Hyper adoption, borrowing the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source pre-emption, preemptiona prior appropriation of something seizurethe taking possession of something by legal process requisition, sequestrationseizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized naturalisation, naturalizationchanging the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology misappropriationwrongful borrowing arrogation, confiscationseizure by the government distraint, distressthe seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim impounding, impoundment, internment, poundageplacing private property in the custody of an officer of the law impress, impressmentthe act of coercing someone into government service recapturea legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount crossoverthe appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience acquiring, getting the act of acquiring something 2n incorporation by joining or uniting 2Syn|Hyper annexation incorporation including by incorporating n money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose Hypo|Hyper pork, pork barrel a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents money the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender |
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