appropriation
nounStress: fourth syllable
Syllables: ap-pro-pri-a-tion (5)
English Definition
The action of taking something for one's own use, typically without permission.
Example Sentence
The unauthorized appropriation of funds is a crime.
US IPA
/əˌproʊpriˈeɪʃn/
UK IPA
/əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/