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Word entry · 13 letters

appropriation

Best crossword clue

"Taking for use"

13 letters · collected on this word page

13 lettersPronunciation /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aaiinooppprrtStarts with AEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner

Word origin

From Middle English appropriacion, appropriacioun, from Medieval Latin appropriātiō. By surface analysis, appropriate + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • Bush said that GRNL had lost touch with the grassroots, and as a result was unable to push legislation and lobby for higher appropriations for AIDS.

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