- earmark something
- If you earmark something, you assign it to a particular person or reserve it for a specific use.
A certain number of chairs were earmarked for the conference room.
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earmark — ear‧mark [ˈɪəmɑːk ǁ ˈɪrmɑːrk] verb [transitive] to plan to use something for a particular purpose or to give someone a particular role: earmark somebody/something for • Of the money provided, 80% was earmarked for use in metropolitan areas.… … Financial and business terms
earmark — I UK [ˈɪə(r)ˌmɑː(r)k] / US [ˈɪrˌmɑrk] noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms earmark : singular earmark plural earmarks American a rule that makes sure that the United States Congress uses an amount of money only for a particular purpose II… … English dictionary
earmark — ear|mark [ˈıəma:k US ˈırma:rk] v [T usually passive] to decide that something will be used for a particular purpose or have something done to it in the future earmark sb/sth for sth ▪ 85% of foreign aid is earmarked by Congress for specific… … Dictionary of contemporary English
earmark — verb (transitive usually passive) to decide that someone or something will be used for a particular purpose in the future: earmark sb/sth for: 80% of the funds have been earmarked for education. | schools earmarked for closure | earmark sb/sth as … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
earmark — ear|mark1 [ ır,mark ] verb transitive to decide to use something, especially money, for a particular purpose: Some funds are earmarked for anti drug programs. earmark ear|mark 2 [ ır,mark ] noun count usually plural AMERICAN a quality or feature… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
earmark — [[t]ɪ͟ə(r)mɑː(r)k[/t]] earmarks, earmarking, earmarked 1) VERB If resources such as money are earmarked for a particular purpose, they are reserved for that purpose. [be V ed for n] ...the extra money being earmarked for the new projects... [V n… … English dictionary
single someone/something out — Syn: select, pick out, choose, decide on, target, earmark, mark out, separate out, set apart … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
single someone/something out — SELECT, pick out, choose, decide on; target, earmark, mark out, separate out, set apart/aside. → single … Useful english dictionary
set aside — verb 1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause (Freq. 6) I will earmark this money for your research She sets aside time for meditation every day • Syn: ↑allow, ↑appropriate, ↑earmark, ↑reserve … Useful english dictionary
Governorship of Sarah Palin — Infobox Governor honorific prefix = name = Sarah Palin honorific suffix = order = 11th office = Governor of Alaska term start = December 4, 2006 term end = lieutenant = Sean Parnell predecessor = Frank Murkowski successor = party = Republican… … Wikipedia
