Hyphenation of appropriation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word appropriation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

ap-pro-pri-a-tion

Definitions of appropriation:

1.	Money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
2.	Incorporation by joining or uniting
3.	A deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner The necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit A person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest

Synonyms of appropriation:

noun	money
noun	annexation, incorporation
noun	acquiring, getting

Last hyphenations of this language

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