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reappropriation

/uh-proh-pree-ey-shuhn/US // əˌproʊ priˈeɪ ʃən //UK // (əˌprəʊprɪˈeɪʃən) //

再拨款,转拨,再分配,再拨

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of appropriating or taking possession of something, often without permission or consent.
    • : anything appropriated for a special purpose, especially money.
    • : an act of a legislature authorizing money to be paid from the treasury for a specified use.
    • : the money thus authorized: a large appropriation for aid to libraries.

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Examples

  • There’s a fine line between elevating the voices of people of color and appropriation.

  • It felt like I was watching a lame reappropriation of the paradise scenes in Punch-Drunk Love.