appropriation
/ə,proʊpri'eɪʃən/
noun
13 letters5 syllables19 points in Scrabble®23 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
Incorporation by joining or uniting.
2
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”
3
Money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose.
WORD FORMS
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Ends withN
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®23 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinappropriationway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesap · pro · pri · a · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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