appropriation: Meaning and Definition of
ap•pro•pri•a•tion
Pronunciation: (u-prō"prē-ā'shun), [key] — n.
- the act of appropriating.
- anything appropriated for a special purpose, esp. money.
- an act of a legislature authorizing money to be paid from the treasury for a specified use.
- the money thus authorized: a large appropriation for aid to libraries.
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