Engelsk navneord: appropriation | |||
| 1. | appropriation (om forhold) money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | money | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | pork, pork barrel | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature | ||
| 2. | appropriation (om handling) incorporation by joining or uniting | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | annexation | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | incorporation | ||
| 3. | appropriation (om handling) a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | acquiring, getting | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | adoption, borrowing, pre-emption, preemption, requisition, seizure, sequestration | ||