appropriation

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə prō′prē ā′shən)



appropriation
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Sense: The act of providing money
Synonyms:
allocation Collocations, allotment Collocations, donation, funding Collocations, sponsoring, sponsorship Collocations, grant Collocations, bestowal, giving, endowing, budgeting, provision Collocations, allowance Collocations, concession Collocations, apportionment, stipulation, shelling out, misappropriation, distribution of funds, bequeathal, legacy Collocations, coughing up (slang), granting, providing, paying out, subsidizing, subsidising (UK)
Antonyms:
withholding funds, fine Collocations, penalty Collocations, cutbacks on spending, cutbacks on funding, stoppage, abandonment, reduction Collocations
Sense: Money provided
Synonyms:
stipend, grant Collocations, fund Collocations, allotment Collocations, allowance Collocations, allocation Collocations, contribution Collocations, cash Collocations, budget Collocations, benefit Collocations, relief Collocations, remittance Collocations, gift Collocations, remuneration, donation, support Collocations, subsidy Collocations, subvention, pay Collocations, the wherewithal, pocket money, salary Collocations, wage Collocations, income Collocations, payout, means
Antonyms:
debt Collocations, forfeiture, loss Collocations, money lost


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