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appropriate

Definition for appropriate

verb as in set aside; allocate

Strongest matches

allot, apportion, devote, disburse, earmark

Strong matches

allow, appoint, assign, budget, reserve

Weak match

set apart

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A local ordinance on the appropriate use of phones, laptops and tablets came into force last week in Toyoake, a largely grey, concrete suburb of the industrial metropolis Nagoya.

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“We wanted the designs to have that pre-Columbian quality, but at the same time to look appropriate for what they are: comic book characters,” says Meza-Leon.

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“Two more years would be a long time to wait for a return to our target, and that possibility weighs on my judgment for appropriate monetary policy,” Barr said.

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The “Good Luck, Babe!” singer’s return to L.A. will wrap up a brief North American tour where the venues finally felt appropriate to her stature as one of the breakout pop acts of the decade.

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Given the deterioration in the labor market, most Fed officials judged that it would likely “be appropriate to ease policy further over the remainder of the year.”

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