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appropriation
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??p?o?p?i?e???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
appropriation (countable and uncountable, plural appropriations)
- An act or instance of appropriating.
- That which is appropriated.
- Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
- (art) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
- (sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.
- 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.
- In constitutional law, the principle that supplies granted by parliament are only to be expended for particular objects specified by itself.
Translations
References
- appropriation at OneLook Dictionary Search
- appropriation in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- appropriation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Latin appropri?ti?.
Pronunciation
Noun
appropriation f (plural appropriations)
- appropriation
Related terms
- approprier
Further reading
- “appropriation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
appropriation From the web:
- what appropriation means
- what appropriation is used for developmental costs
- what appropriations bills have passed
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favour
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
- Rhymes: -e?v?(?)
- Hyphenation: fa?vour
Noun
favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
Derived terms
- out of favour
Translations
Verb
favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
- 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
- "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." —
- 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
Usage notes
- Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling, and an alternative in Canada.
Translations
Old French
Noun
favour f (oblique plural favours, nominative singular favour, nominative plural favours)
- Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor
favour From the web:
- what favours the production of peat
- what favourite
- what favours the brave
- what flavour
- what favours the bold
- what favourite colour says about you
- what favourite colour
- what favourite food
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