"appropriation" in the noun sense
1. appropriation
money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
2. annexation, appropriation
incorporation by joining or uniting
3. 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"
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