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 | ||