appropriation
— Noun
– English
～ 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"
appropriation
— Noun
– English
～ money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
appropriative
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself
appropriator
— Noun
– English
～ someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission)
approval
— Noun
– English
～ acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval"
approval
— Noun
– English
～ the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
approval
— Noun
– English
～ a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
approval
— Noun
– English
～ a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
approve
— Verb
– English
～ judge to be right or commendable; think well of
approve
— Verb
– English
～ give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
approved
— Adjective
– English
～ established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates"
approver
— Noun
– English
～ an authority with power to approve
approving
— Adjective
– English
～ expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
approving
— Noun
– English
～ the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"
approvingly
— Adverb
– English
～ in an approving manner; "she nodded approvingly"
approximate
— Verb
– English
～ be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"
approximate
— Verb
– English
～ judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
approximate
— Adjective
– English
～ located close together; "with heads close together"; "approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
approximate
— Adjective
– English
～ not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
approximate
— Adjective
– English
～ very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness"