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Definisjon av appropriation

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Noun
appropriation - a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest"
acquiring, getting the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
borrowing, adoption the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
pre-emption, preemption a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"
seizure the taking possession of something by legal process
appropriation - money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
money wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"
law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly persons who make or amend or repeal laws
appropriation - incorporation by joining or uniting
annexation
incorporation including by incorporating
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= relatert ord

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Substantiv
appropriation - An act or instance of appropriating.
appropriation - That which is appropriated.
appropriation - public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
appropriation - The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
appropriation - The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.

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  • Entall: appropriation
  • Flertall: appropriations

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