appropriation
/əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃən/
noun
- The act of taking something for one's own use, especially without permission or illegally.
- Cultural appropriation can be offensive when sacred symbols are used without respect.
- The appropriation of company funds by the manager led to his arrest.
- The artist was accused of appropriation for copying another painter's style.
- Money set aside by a government or organization for a specific purpose.
- The school board approved an appropriation for new computers in the library.
- Congress passed an appropriation of $50 million for disaster relief.
- The appropriation for road repairs was lower than expected this year.
- In art, the practice of using pre-existing objects or images in a new work, often to comment on originality or culture.
- Some critics argue that appropriation in art can blur the line between inspiration and theft.
- The photographer's work relies on appropriation of vintage advertisements.
- Appropriation in art became popular with the pop art movement of the 1960s.
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