appropriate
/əˈproʊpriɪt/
adjective
- Suitable or proper for a particular situation or purpose.
- The teacher used language that was appropriate for young children.
- Is this an appropriate time to discuss the budget?
- Wearing a suit to the interview was the appropriate choice.
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verb
- To take something for one's own use, especially without permission or illegally.
- He appropriated the idea without giving credit to the original creator.
- The employee was fired for appropriating company funds.
- Some colonists appropriated land that belonged to indigenous peoples.
- To set aside or allocate money or resources for a specific purpose.
- Congress appropriated funds for disaster relief.
- The committee appropriated $500,000 for the research project.
- The city appropriated a budget for new playgrounds.
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