Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

appropriation

noun [C or U] (SUM OF MONEY)
 
 
/əˌprəʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/ US  /-ˌproʊ-/ formal

Definition

an amount of money to be used for a particular purpose: The committee approved an appropriation of £10,000. [often plural] The foundation was promised a seven percent increase to bring its appropriations to $2.07 billion.General words for amounts of moneyLarge amounts of moneySmall amounts of money
(Definition of appropriation noun (SUM OF MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of appropriation