appropriation
/əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.39 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
In church law, the making over of a benefice to an owner who receives the tithes, but is bound to appoint a vicar for the spiritual service of the parish.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The principle that supplies granted by a legislature are only to be expended in the manner specified by that legislature.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Their ties to the area may be based on traditional rather than written claims – but Bir Tawil is not any more a “no man’s land” than the territory once known as British East Africa, where terra nullius was repeatedly invoked in the early 20th century by both chartered companies and the British government that supported them to justify the appropriation of territory from indigenous people."
- "Bush said that GRNL had lost touch with the grassroots, and as a result was unable to push legislation and lobby for higher appropriations for AIDS."
Etymology
From Middle English appropriacion, appropriacioun, from Medieval Latin appropriātiō. By surface analysis, appropriate + -ion.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: appropriacion, appropriātiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/