appropriation
NOUN
/ə,proʊpri'eɪʃən/
13 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
appropriation is a valid 13-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1P3P3R1O1P3R1I1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does appropriation mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Incorporation by joining or uniting.
SYNONYMS
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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”
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3
Money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose.
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