- the act of appropriating or taking possession of something, often without permission or consent.
- anything appropriated for a special purpose, especially money.
- an act of a legislature authorizing money to be paid from the treasury for a specified use.
- the money thus authorized: a large appropriation for aid to libraries.
- the act of setting apart or taking for one's own use
- a sum of money set apart for a specific purpose, esp by a legislature
