单词 | appropriation |
释义 | appropriation /euh proh'pree ay"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of appropriating. 2. anything appropriated for a special purpose, esp. money. 3. an act of a legislature authorizing money to be paid from the treasury for a specified use. 4. the money thus authorized: a large appropriation for aid to libraries. [1325-75; ME ( < MF) < LL appropriation- (s. of appropriatio). See APPROPRIATE, -ION] |
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