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earmark
[ eer-mahrk ]
noun
- any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic:
The mayor's statement had all the earmarks of dirty politics.
- a mark of identification made on the ear of an animal to show ownership.
- a provision in a piece of Congressional legislation that directs specified federal funds to specific projects, programs, organizations, or individuals: Compare pork barrel.
Lawmakers requested almost 40,000 earmarks worth more than $100 billion directed to their home districts and states.
verb (used with object)
- to set aside for a specific purpose, use, recipient, etc.:
to earmark goods for export.
- to mark with an earmark.
earmark
/ ˈɪəˌmɑːk /
verb
- to set aside or mark out for a specific purpose
- to make an identification mark on the ear of (a domestic animal)
noun
- a mark of identification on the ear of a domestic animal
- any distinguishing mark or characteristic
Other Words From
- un·earmarked adjective
Example Sentences
She undoubtedly has a thesaurus earmarked and highlighted like a high school student’s SparkNotes copy of “Macbeth.”
"I'm pleased to say today that I've already got earmarked several hundred public servants who will be moving in there during the course of the next year."
The site earmarked for the data centre, currently of mixed industrial use, is east of the M25 and bordered by the Grand Union Canal, as well as sewage and water treatment works.
On Wednesday, the government announced how it would allocate the £1bn it earmarked in the Budget to tackle the housing crisis, which it says is "the worst in living memory".
But one of the proposed storage facilities is earmarked for the arable fields behind his home.
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