to earmark
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6.3
- verb
- /ˈɪrˌmɑrk/
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- The recent welfare reform act, for example, included funding earmarked for demonstration projects on conducting visitation.
- earmarked funds
- earmarked revenue
- earmarked money
So I, I just been following him and I earmarked my favorite ones.
- So I, I just been following him and I earmarked my favorite ones.
- Any caveats, Melissa and your hubby, you should earmark a certain amount of time.
- In addition, I think Congress has a right to earmark.
- Standard economic theory does not involve earmarking portions of household savings for specific purposes.
- Why don't you submit a resume And then that recruiter can earmark the resume and try and get it streamlined in.
- In other words, they took this money and kind of earmarked it thinking that, OK, we might lose all of this money that we set aside.
- You had the prescription drug benefit, you had bloated, you know, transportation bills, earmarking gone awry.
- And there I'm just going to earmark now that anytime we say something like arousal or orgasm, there are multiple forms of that.
Examples
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Research money made available to states in this legislation is specifically earmarked for community-based mental health programs.
Academic text (1994) -
The remaining amount has been in the form of military aid, largely earmarked for the purchase of U.S.-made military equipment.
Academic text (1995) -
I thought we earmarked the rent from your place for that.
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With the onset of the Ninth Annual Fund this fall, you may wish to earmark your gift accordingly.
Academic text (1990) -
And $88 million of the FBI's budget this year alone is earmarked for health care fraud.
Academic text (2002) -
Once again, Congress earmarked several biomedical research programs that the Pentagon hasn't requested.
Academic text (1998) -
A number of grants were earmarked specifically for composting, both at centralized facilities as well as in backyards.
Academic text (1999) -
One-third of that increase was earmarked for programs devoted to controlling pollutants posing a public health risk.
Academic text (1992) -
The government plans to earmark additional funds for renewable energy projects.
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They earmarked a portion of their budget specifically for community outreach programs.
Synonyms
561
1.0
To set aside money or time for a particular purpose
145
3.1
To keep something for a particular person or purpose
92
4.5
Give parts of something, like money or time, to people for a planned purpose
87
3.4
Save money or time for a special purpose
26
6.9
Give money officially for a particular use
7
7.3
Set aside money or resources for a particular use
How Committed
92
4.5
29
6.3
145
3.1
87
3.4
∞
1.0
∞
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The verb earmark comes from the idea of giving something a visible mark—like marking an animal's ear—so to earmark money is to 'set aside' or mark it for a particular purpose.