earmark
To designate or set aside for a particular purposeTo designate or set aside (someone or something) for a particular purpose; to allocate.
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» They earmarked enough money for research work.
Они выделили достаточно денег на исследования. — shanghainese
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Examples
6 sentencesThey earmarked enough money for research work.
ruОни выделили достаточно денег на исследования. — shanghainese
He was always earmarking funds for his pet projects.
The crime scene had the earmarks of a professional execution.
Meaning
6 senses(figuratively, transitive)To designate or set aside (someone or something) for a particular purpose; to allocate.
bestimmen
отмеча́тьotmečátʹ, выделя́тьvydeljátʹ
(figuratively, transitive)Chiefly followed by for: to designate (certain funds) to be used for a specific purpose.
You can donate to the organization as a whole, or you can earmark your contribution for a particular project.
(transitive)To make a mark or attach a tag to the ear of (an animal, chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership.
More meanings 3
(figuratively, transitive)To put a distinguishing or identifying mark or sign on (something); to make (something) distinctive or identifiable.
Chiefly followed by for: to designate (certain funds) to be used for a specific purpose.
(UK, figuratively, transitive)To designate (part of a pension) to be payable to the holder's former spouse or payment when the pension is paid.
(US, figuratively, transitive)Of the Congress: to designate that certain federal funds be appropriated for a specific project.
- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
Origin
The noun is derived from ear + mark. The verb is derived from the noun.The noun is derived from ear + mark. The verb is derived from the noun.
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Forms
earmarks, earmarking, earmarked, earmarkedTenses
earmark · earmarked · will earmark · have earmarkedSynonyms
19 synonyms- give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause:allowappropriateset asidereserve
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.