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.

simple past tense and past participle of appropriate

set aside for a specified purpose

(economics) The environmental factors that govern an innovator's ability to capture profits generated by an innovation.

plural of appropriation

A person who appropriates something. / The religious organization that owns the income of a benefice.

plural of appropriator

present participle of appropriate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appropriate

present participle of appropry