appropriation
Definitions
Noun
- Money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
- Incorporation by joining or uniting
- A deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "appropriation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | appropriations | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | appropriation | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | misappropriation | 6 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "appropriation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | communication | 5 | 67 |
| 2 | continuation | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | consolidation | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | sophistication | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | accreditation | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | configuration | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | manipulation | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | authoritarian | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | contamination | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | amalgamation | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | concatenation | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | conglomeration | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | domestication | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | salutatorian | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | subordination | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "appropriation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | appropriate | 4 | 68 |
| 2 | proportion | 3 | 29 |
| 3 | appreciation | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | appropriated | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | appropriations | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | approximation | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | approximations | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | appropriating | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | appropriateness | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | apportion | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | vaporization | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | appropriates | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | misappropriation | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | appropriator | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | expropriation | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | appropriators | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | approbation | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | misappropriating | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | proration | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | expropriations | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "appropriation" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "appropriation" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "appropriation" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "appropriation".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 15
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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