# appropriated

Pronunciation: say "uh-PROH-pree-ayt-id" US /əˈpɹoʊ.pɹi.eɪt.ɪd/, UK /əˈpɹəʊ.pɹi.eɪt.ɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of appropriate. — simple past and past participle of appropriate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of appropriate. Use this form for actions that already happened.
   - _Congress appropriated billions of dollars for disaster relief._
   - _Critics argued that the brand had appropriated traditional patterns without credit._

## Adjective

2. Set aside or reserved for a particular, specified purpose.
   - Simple: Kept aside to be used for one chosen purpose only.
   - _Lawmakers reviewed how the appropriated revenue would be distributed across districts._
   - _The appropriated balance could not be transferred to any other account._

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