appropriation

əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of appropriation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

taking possessionact of taking something for one's own use

The appropriation of company funds for personal expenses is illegal..

acquisition

seizure

culturecultural borrowing of elements from another culture

The appropriation of Native American symbols in fashion sparked controversy..

finance

TECH.

allocation of funds for a specific purpose

TECH.

The government announced an appropriation for education.

allocation

budgeting

art

Rare

use of borrowed elements in new art

Rare

Appropriation in art can spark creativity.

adoption

borrowing

incorporation

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Expressions with appropriation

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appropriation bill

legislative proposal for government spending

The senate debated the new appropriation bill for education.

cultural appropriation

taking cultural elements without permission or understanding

The festival was criticized for cultural appropriation of indigenous symbols.

Origin of appropriation

Latin, appropriare (make one's own)

Terms with appropriation included in their meaning

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culture vulture

cultural appropriator

someone engaging in cultural appropriation

appropriability

suitability

the quality of being suitable for appropriation

Examples of appropriation in a sentence

The appropriation of public land sparked a heated debate.
The appropriation of African music in pop culture is widespread.
Appropriation of Asian cuisine has become common in Western countries.
The committee discussed the appropriation for the new project.
An appropriation was made to support local businesses.
The artist's appropriation of vintage posters was intriguing.

Appropriation of cultural symbols can be controversial.

View all translations of appropriation

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French:appropriation, affectation, ...
German:Aneignung, kulturelle Aneignung, ...
Italian:appropriazione, stanziamento, ...
Spanish:apropiación, asignación, ...
Portuguese:apropriação, apropriação cultural, ...
Chinese:占用, 文化挪用, ...
Japanese:取得, 文化的借用, ...
Arabic:اِسْتِيلاء, اسْتِيْلاء ثَقافِي, ...
Hebrew:נִיכּוּס, נִיכּוּס תַּרְבּוּתִי, ...
Russian:захват, культурное присвоение, ...
Ukrainian:привласнення, культурне запозичення, ...
Hindi:गबन, सांस्कृतिक अधिग्रहण, ...
Bengali:আত্মসাৎ, সাংস্কৃতিক আত্মসাৎ, ...
Catalan:apropiació, apropiació cultural, ...
Czech:přivlastnění, kulturní apropriace, ...
Danish:tilegnelse, kulturel appropriation, ...
Dutch:toe-eigening, culturele toe-eigening, ...
Greek:οικειοποίηση, πολιτιστική οικειοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:eltulajdonítás, kulturális kisajátítás, ...
Khmer:ការយកទៅប្រើប្រាស់ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន, ការយកធាតុវប្បធម៌ពីវប្បធម៌មួយមកប្រើក្នុងវប្បធម៌មួយទៀត, ...
Korean:전용, 문화적 차용, ...
Persian:تصاحب, تصاحب فرهنگی, ...
Polish:przywłaszczenie, zawłaszczenie kulturowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):apropriação, apropriação cultural, ...
Romanian:însușire, împrumut cultural, ...
Swedish:tillskansning, kulturell appropriering, ...
Thai:การยึดครอง, การฉกฉวยทางวัฒนธรรม, ...
Turkish:el koyma, kültürel temellük, ...
Vietnamese:sự chiếm đoạt, sự chiếm dụng văn hóa, ...

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