"appropriation" in German appropriation Aneignung Besitznahme Besitzergreifung Zweckbindung Detailed translations for "appropriation" appropriation 1. general appropriation(also: acquisition, adoption, annexation, occupance) die Aneignung{feminine} Apparently, he walked in on your attempted illegal appropriation of WMD for your own personal gain. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Anscheinend platzte er in Ihre illegale Aneignung von dem WMD für Ihren persönlichen Gewinn. appropriation die Besitznahme{feminine} appropriation(also: seizure) die Besitzergreifung{feminine} 2. finance appropriation(also: earmark, ring fence) die Zweckbindung{feminine} English synonyms for "appropriation" appropriation {n} annexation