- plural of appropriation.
appropriations
Example Sentences
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Bonta’s office has also received regular appropriations to fund such litigation in each of the state’s last two budgets, of $14.2 million last fiscal year and $23.9 million this fiscal year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Lawmakers did put money toward new cool beds in the last supplemental appropriations bill.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Senate appropriations rules prevented federal funding from naming Discovery, nor Texas as its final destination, but Sen. Ted Cruz believes Texas is the ideal spot because of Houston’s ties to space history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
It operates outside the normal appropriations process on a framework built for a different world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The statements made by Department witnesses seeking appropriations were not in accord with those contained in key publications of the Agriculture Department.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
