Public Administration vocabulary · Public Budgets and Finance
Appropriation
Meaning in public administration, with examples
/əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃən/nounCommon term
In public administration, appropriation means: An amount of public money that a parliament or council officially approves for a specific purpose, giving a public body the legal right to spend it.
In Turkish: ödenek, tahsisat
How it is used
Common in budget law, especially in the US, where Congress passes appropriations bills. Public bodies may not spend more than their appropriation without approval. Turkish ödenek is the standard equivalent.
Example sentences
The agency asked for a supplementary appropriation to cover the cost of the floods.
Spending beyond the approved appropriation needs the finance ministry's permission.
Common collocations
budget appropriation
supplementary appropriation
appropriations bill
exceed the appropriation
Related terms
budgetA plan showing how much money a government or public body expects to receive and how it will spend that money over a set period, usually one year.
allocateTo officially decide that an amount of money, staff, time or other resources will be used for a particular purpose or given to a particular group.
fiscal yearThe twelve-month period that a government or organization uses for its budget and accounts, which may or may not match the calendar year.
public spendingMoney spent by the government and other public bodies on services, salaries, investment and benefits; formal texts often call it public expenditure.
