What is appropriate?

noun noun: appropriation; plural noun: appropriations

1. 1. the action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.

   "the appropriation of parish funds"

   • derogatory the artistic practice or technique of reworking images from well-known paintings, photographs, etc., in one's own work.

2. 2. a sum of money or total of assets devoted to a special purpose.

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