Appropriation: setting apart or taking property or funds for a specified use, including specific earmarking and transfer. Appropriation denotes the exercise of control over property or funds by taking possession or by a legislative act setting aside sums for a specified public purpose; it may be a general taking, a specific appropriation when earmarked for a precise purpose, or a transfer of interests, and also covers tortious use of another's name or likeness for commercial gain. 'Appropriate' means suitable or fit and, in fiscal contexts, the correct or specified allocation or rate to be applied, signifying assignment, setting apart, or application to a particular person or purpose.
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Appropriation: setting apart or taking property or funds for a specified use, including specific earmarking and transfer.
Appropriation denotes the exercise of control over property or funds by taking possession or by a legislative act setting aside sums for a specified public purpose; it may be a general taking, a specific appropriation when earmarked for a precise purpose, or a transfer of interests, and also covers tortious use of another's name or likeness for commercial gain. "Appropriate" means suitable or fit and, in fiscal contexts, the correct or specified allocation or rate to be applied, signifying assignment, setting apart, or application to a particular person or purpose.
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