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Noun: appropriation bill  u,prow-pree'ey-shun bil
  1. (law) a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose
    "The appropriation bill allocated funds for the new infrastructure project"

Derived forms: appropriation bills, appropriations bill

Type of: bill, measure

Encyclopedia: Appropriation bill