appropriation meaning and definition

APPROPRIATION noun

Definition of appropriation (noun)

1. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
2. incorporation by joining or uniting
   • synonyms: annexation
3. a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
   • "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"