appropriation
nouns
money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
domain category
persons who make or amend or repeal laws
is a type of (narrower)
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
"we tried to collect the money he owed us"
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"
is a type of (narrower)
the act of acquiring something
"I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
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