名詞 appropriation:

1. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
2. incorporation by joining or uniting
   同義詞：annexation
3. a deliberate act of acquisition

1. The act or an instance of giving something away, especially the appropriation of natural resources or public lands for private gain.
   讓渡，轉(zhuǎn)讓送出某種東西的動作或例子，尤指為了個人利益占用自然資源或公共的土地
2. The Senate started on the right fool. In1986, it limited its franking budget to half the total appropriation for both chambers. That seemed fair because the100 senators represent the same total number of constituents as the435 House members.
   參院走出了正確的第一步。1986年把參院的免費郵件預(yù)算限制在參眾兩院該項預(yù)算總和的半數(shù)。100位參議員與435位眾議員的選民人數(shù)一樣，所以看來這是公平的做法。
3. He was accused for appropriation.
   他被控挪用公款。
4. He made an appropriation of USD20,000 for payment of debts.
   他挪用20,000美元還債。

ap.pro.pri.a.tion

n.（名詞）
The act of appropriating.
挪用：挪用的行為

Something appropriated, especially public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
撥款：某些分撥的東西，尤指撥作特殊目的的公共基金
A legislative act authorizing the expenditure of a designated amount of public funds for a specific purpose.
批準支出：一種立法行為，授權(quán)支出用于特定目的的指定公基金數(shù)額