appropriation
noun
ap·pro·pri·a·tion
ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən 
1
: an act or instance of appropriating something
2
: something that has been appropriated
specifically
: money set aside by formal action for a specific use
the city's appropriation for schools
Examples of appropriation in a Sentence
the appropriation of funds to repair the bridge
The economy has been weakened by the appropriation of the country's resources by corrupt officials.
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The measure marks only the second appropriations bill Republicans have been able to pass for 2026, after GOP appropriators said the effort to pass Trump’s tax and spending cuts megabill dominated the party’s focus over the past few months.
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Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 July 2025
But in a recent Senate appropriations hearing on the rescission, several Republican senators pressed for changes in the $9.4 billion in spending cuts the OMB asked Congress to eliminate.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 16 July 2025
Specifically, the vote is to advance a Defense Department appropriations bill bundled with three crypto measures: the CLARITY Act, the Anti-Central Bank Digital Currency Surveillance State Act, and the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins, or GENIUS, Act.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2025
Meanwhile, in Oakland, the Public Ethics Commission is seeking a measure to reduce its dependence on City Council appropriations.
—Marc Joffe, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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Aris Folley, The Hill, 18 July 2025
But in a recent Senate appropriations hearing on the rescission, several Republican senators pressed for changes in the $9.4 billion in spending cuts the OMB asked Congress to eliminate.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 16 July 2025
Specifically, the vote is to advance a Defense Department appropriations bill bundled with three crypto measures: the CLARITY Act, the Anti-Central Bank Digital Currency Surveillance State Act, and the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins, or GENIUS, Act.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2025
Meanwhile, in Oakland, the Public Ethics Commission is seeking a measure to reduce its dependence on City Council appropriations.
—Marc Joffe, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for appropriation
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“Appropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appropriation. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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appropriation
noun
ap·pro·pri·a·tion
ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən
1
: an act or instance of appropriating
2
: a sum of money appropriated for a specific use
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