appropriation

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

appropriation (plural appropriations)

Wikipedia

1. An act or instance of appropriating
2. That which is appropriated
3. public funds set aside for a specific purpose
4. (art) the use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work
5. (sociology) the assimilation of concepts into a governing framework

Translations

the act of appropriating, or something appropriated

• Bulgarian: присвояване (bg) (prisvojavane)

• Dutch: toe-eigening (nl) f

public funds set aside for a specific purpose

• Spanish: crédito de gasto presupuestario.

• Swedish: anslag (sv) n

(art) the use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work

(sociology) the assimilation of concepts into a governing framework