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n. 挪用公款;拨款,分配  

拆分: ap-朝,向,接近 + -propri-适当的,本身所有的 + -ation名词词尾 ⇒ 向着自己,有利于自己  

例:
additional appropriation 追加拨款 
budgetary appropriation 预算拨款 
financial appropriation 财政拨款 
the appropriation of public money for a new hospital 把公款拨作建造新医院之用 
Our government made an appropriation for the project. 我们的政府为那个工程拨出一笔款项。