<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMipango - aina ya mamlaka ya bajeti - kuruhusu chombo cha kuchukua wajibu na kufanya malipo na hivyo ni njia ya kufadhili gharama ya chombo.  <response>: Appropriations--a form of budget authority--permit an entity to incur obligations and make payments and thus are a means of financing the entitys cost. 