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as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
the National Park Service received an increased appropriation for wildlife management
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as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the insurgents' appropriation of the house for their headquarters
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Recent Examples of appropriation
Last week, lawmakers outlined some of their budget requests before various appropriations committees.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
During appearances last week before the House and Senate appropriations committees, Duffy boasted about saving taxpayers nearly $10 billion during the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Fieldhouse and Mertens estimate that approximately 14 years passes between an appropriation shock and its peak effect on productivity growth.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Mainzer said the $25 million appropriation would fund around 200 school buses.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
During appearances last week before the House and Senate appropriations committees, Duffy boasted about saving taxpayers nearly $10 billion during the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Fieldhouse and Mertens estimate that approximately 14 years passes between an appropriation shock and its peak effect on productivity growth.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Mainzer said the $25 million appropriation would fund around 200 school buses.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriation
Noun
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Under the original version of the ACA, middle-income households were often priced out of the health-care subsidies.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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The air board said the third and final round of subsidies will be distributed next year, in a single online giveaway of some 9,000 vouchers.—
Jeff Mcdonald,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Allow guest blogging or social media posting (i.e., an influencer account takeover).—
Emily Reynolds Bergh,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The Golden Power legislation enables the Italian government to intercede or set conditions on foreign and domestic corporate takeovers in key sectors, including banking.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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The grant would have funded an educational project called ‘Seeking a More Perfect Union, ’ said Haynes.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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If that sounds extreme, look at the evisceration of recent National Endowment for the Arts grants that have proved vital to America’s film culture.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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This can lead to unwanted complications, such as muscle cramps or seizures.—
Health,
Health,
28 May 2025
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His party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, advocates the broad seizure and redistribution of White land without compensation, a policy that the ANC has long rejected.—
Lydia Polgreen,
Mercury News,
27 May 2025
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Evans said in a January news release that Maryland athletics is set to take on $25 million in new expenses starting this fall because of the university pledging to commit the full allotment of $20.5 million to revenue sharing, which Smith repeated Thursday.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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The House version increases the basic allotment Texas school districts receive by $395 per pupil, from $6,160 to $6,555.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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Trump hasn’t been tapped along because Putin has never retreated from his annexation ends or his savage means.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
24 May 2025
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The soldiers’ demands also suggest that Mr. Putin’s hasty annexation of four Ukrainian regions early in the war may have limited his current options in negotiations because a significant part of the population would view anything less as a defeat.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Appropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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