appropriate
verb [T] (KEEP MONEY) /əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/
/-ˈproʊ-/ formalDefinition
› to keep an amount of money to use for a particular purpose: The government have appropriated millions of pounds for the project.Keeping and storing things
(Definition of appropriate verb (KEEP MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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approach verb (DEAL WITH)
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approachable adjective (CHARACTER)
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approachable adjective (PLACE)
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appropriate verb (TAKE)
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appropriation noun (SUM OF MONEY)
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Synonyms and related words:
- aside adverb (TO ONE SIDE)
- bank noun (STORE)
- cling (on) to sth phrasal verb
- dump noun
- dump verb (GET RID OF)
- earmark verb
- enshrine verb
- hang onto sth phrasal verb
- lodge verb (STORE)
- maintain verb (CONTINUE TO HAVE)
- pack sth away phrasal verb (TIDY)
- put sth away phrasal verb (STORE)
- repository noun
- reserved adjective (KEPT)
- stockpile noun
- stockpile verb
- storage noun
- store noun (STH KEPT)
- store sth up phrasal verb
- trap verb
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