appropriation

Words with a similar base: appropriation

'appropriation'

[appropriation.n.01] as in: money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose

'appropriation'

[annexation.n.01] as in: incorporation by joining or uniting

'appropriation'

[appropriation.n.03] as in: a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner

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Examples:
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