appropriation

[uh-proh-pree-ey-shuh n] /əˌproʊ priˈeɪ ʃən/

noun

the act of appropriating.

anything appropriated for a special purpose, especially 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.

Origin

1325-75; Middle English (< Middle French) < Late Latin appropriātiōn- (stem of appropriātiō). See appropriate, -ion

Related forms

proappropriation, adjective

reappropriation, noun

Examples from the web for appropriations

But the thing is, they've been doing logo appropriations for years.
Aircraft purchases went up less than nine percent versus seventy-five percent growth in aircraft appropriations.
These were left to chance or to subsequent municipal appropriations out of other funds.
They do not include commercial projects, which local governments often use to justify land appropriations.
Most of the land appropriations take place in the more developed coastal areas, or around big cities.
For now, the overall prospects for both appropriations still look good.
Revenues to operate budgets for public universities consist largely of state appropriations and student tuition.
Also, multi-year appropriations are generally prohibited on the federal level.
But his manipulations and appropriations served carefully calculated expressive ends.
Figures include state tax appropriations, other state monies, and federal stimulus monies.

British Dictionary definitions for appropriations

appropriation

/əˌprəʊprɪˈeɪʃən/

noun

the act of setting apart or taking for one's own use

a sum of money set apart for a specific purpose, esp by a legislature

Word Origin and History for appropriations

appropriation

late 14c., "taking (something) as private property," from Late Latin appropriationem (nominative appropriatio) "a making one's own," noun of action from past participle stem of appropriare (see appropriate). Meaning "setting aside for some purpose" (especially of money) first attested 1789 in U.S. Constitution.

appropriations in Culture

appropriation definition

The grant of money by a legislature for some specific purpose. The authority to grant appropriations, popularly known as the power of the purse, gives legislatures a powerful check over executive branches and judicial branches, for no public money can be spent without legislative approval. Congress, for example, can approve or reject the annual budget requests of the executive branch for its agencies and programs, thereby influencing both domestic and foreign policy. (See also checks and balances and pork-barrel legislation.)