different between appropriation vs offering

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??p?o?p?i?e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

appropriation (countable and uncountable, plural appropriations)

1. An act or instance of appropriating.
2. That which is appropriated.
3. Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
4. (art) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
5. (sociology) 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. 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)

1. appropriation

Related terms

• approprier

Further reading

• “appropriation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??f????/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??f????/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /??f????/

Verb

offering

1. present participle of offer

Noun

offering (plural offerings)

1. The act by which something is offered.
2. That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
3. An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.
4. A contribution given at a religious service.
5. Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

Derived terms

• burnt offering
• peace offering

Related terms

• offer
• offertory
• oblate
• oblation

Translations

References

• offering in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• offering in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.