appropriate
adjective
suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc..
appropriates
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present tense formof appropriate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Quite the opposite, the best the majority could come up with is that “Congress would have ample means to stop that abuse, including, for example through the annual appropriates process.”
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
Reed included the language in a dedicated subsection of the Senate report accompanying the bill, which appropriates the money that funds the activities of the State Department among other priorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
On the other hand, it allocates — or appropriates — money to carry out those policies.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
Among billions of dollars appropriated for semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research, the act appropriates $32.5 million to combat sex-based harassment in STEM.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 10, 2023
The profits of land are what the land-owner appropriates of the results of work of the laborer.
From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by George Fitzhugh
