An appropriation bill or running bill or supply bill is a legislative motion (bill) that authorizes the government to spend money. It is a bill that sets money aside for specific spending. In most democracies, approval of the legislature is necessary for the government to spend money. In a Westminster parliamentary system, the defeat of an appropr...
[n] - a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose
a bill which, when passed by Parliament, will allow the government to spend money it has gathered from the community through taxes and charges
noun a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose