appropriation

  1. Noun.  An act or instance of appropriating.
  2. Noun.  That which is appropriated.
  3. Noun.  public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
  4. Noun.  (arts) the use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
  5. Noun.  (sociology) the assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.

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