appropriation

1. An act or instance of appropriating. (countable, uncountable)
2. That which is appropriated. (countable, uncountable)
3. Public funds set aside for a specific purpose. (countable, uncountable)
4. The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work. (countable, uncountable)
5. The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework. (countable, uncountable)
6. 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)
7. The principle that supplies granted by a legislature are only to be expended in the manner specified by that legislature. (countable, uncountable)

Plural appropriations