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appropriation act

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
ap-pro-pri-a-tion act
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stock short title used for an Act of Parliament that authorises HM Treasury to issue funds out of the consolidated fund, and which also appropriates those funds for particular use.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

Appropriation Acts (plural)

Phrases

Consolidated Fund Act

Frequently Paired Words

Consolidated Fund Act

Questions

What does appropriation act mean?
A stock short title used for an Act of Parliament that authorises HM Treasury to issue funds out of the consolidated fund, and which also appropriates those funds for particular use.

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