# appropriation

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #17,291

## Definitions
1. An act or instance of appropriating.
2. That which is appropriated.
3. Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
4. The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
5. The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.
6. In church law, the making over of a benefice to an owner who receives the tithes, but is bound to appoint a vicar for the spiritual service of the parish.
7. The principle that supplies granted by a legislature are only to be expended in the manner specified by that legislature.

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

## Easily confused with
- **appropriations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appropriation-vs-appropriations)

## Common misspellings (18)
`apporpriation`, `appropiration`, `approppriation`, `appropraition`, `appropriaiton`, `appropriasion`, `appropriatino`, `appropriationn`, `appropriatoin`, `appropriattion`, `appropritaion`, `approprriation`, `approrpiation`, `apprporiation`, `apprropriation`, `apropriation`, `aprpopriation`, `papropriation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/appropriation