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Appropriation vs Ownership - What's the difference?

appropriation | ownership |

As nouns the difference between appropriation and ownership

is that appropriation is an act or instance of while ownership is the state of having complete legal control of the status of something.

appropriation

English

(wikipedia appropriation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act or instance of .
  • That which is .
  • Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
  • (arts) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
  • (sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.

    • ownership

    English

    (wikipedia ownership)

    Noun

    (ownerships)
  • The state of having complete legal control of the status of something.

    • Derived terms

    * homeownership, home ownership

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