Dictionary entry

Expropriate

Pronunciation: /ɪksˈprəʊprɪeɪt/

Pronunciation

/ɪksˈprəʊprɪeɪt/

Myanmar Meaning

(v) (အာဏာပိုင်က) လယ်ယာမြေ၊ ပစူစည်း စသည် သိမ်းယူသည်။

Definition

expropriate /eks'prǝƱprieÇt/ v ( fml or law ) (အာဏာပိုင္က) လယ္ယာေျမ၊ ပစၥည္း စသည္ သိမ္းယူသည္။ an expropriated landless labouring class ❍ The new regime expropriated his estate for military purposes. expropriation /eksprǝƱpri'eÇʃn/ n [U,C]

Examples

  1. The county expropriated the land to widen the old main road.
  2. He expropriated food meant for the refugees and sold it on the black market.