unappropriated
adjective
un·ap·pro·pri·at·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈprō-prē-ˌā-təd 
: not set apart for or assigned to a particular purpose : not appropriated
unappropriated cash reserves
unappropriated land
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On the campaign trail, Trump has talked about unleashing unappropriated lands for fossil fuel development.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
The focus of the annual spring budget workshop sessions tends to be on any extra cash — unappropriated new revenue or money left over from prior years.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The recorder’s perpetuation fund was created in 2014 because recorders across the state couldn’t get funding approved for their projects, Harris said after the meeting, adding the fund holds unappropriated money that the office can use for equipment and other needs.
—Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2021
The money was unappropriated early this year when Commissioner Laura Blaney, D-South, failed in her attempt to get the project started and her motion died for lack of a second.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023
The committee also recommended an additional $10 million for police hiring and overtime go into the city’s unappropriated balance.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
If the council put Bass's request into the unappropriated balance account, the mayor would have to return to members to get funding for programs.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 6 May 2023
Another $75,000 of cash-on-deposit and unappropriated fund equity will get put into the cumulative capital fund, Griffin said, and $713,303 of unappropriated funding will go into the general fund as well.
—Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2021
Roughly $1 billion of that American Relief Plan money remains unappropriated, and Youngkin’s team proposes using much of that to pay for improving staffing at the state’s mental health facilities, investing in site readiness and other economic development efforts and workforce training.
—Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2021
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
The focus of the annual spring budget workshop sessions tends to be on any extra cash — unappropriated new revenue or money left over from prior years.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
The recorder’s perpetuation fund was created in 2014 because recorders across the state couldn’t get funding approved for their projects, Harris said after the meeting, adding the fund holds unappropriated money that the office can use for equipment and other needs.
—Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2021
The money was unappropriated early this year when Commissioner Laura Blaney, D-South, failed in her attempt to get the project started and her motion died for lack of a second.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023
The committee also recommended an additional $10 million for police hiring and overtime go into the city’s unappropriated balance.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
If the council put Bass's request into the unappropriated balance account, the mayor would have to return to members to get funding for programs.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 6 May 2023
Another $75,000 of cash-on-deposit and unappropriated fund equity will get put into the cumulative capital fund, Griffin said, and $713,303 of unappropriated funding will go into the general fund as well.
—Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2021
Roughly $1 billion of that American Relief Plan money remains unappropriated, and Youngkin’s team proposes using much of that to pay for improving staffing at the state’s mental health facilities, investing in site readiness and other economic development efforts and workforce training.
—Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2021
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“Unappropriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unappropriated. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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