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Webster 1913 Edition
Earmark
Ear′markˊ
(ēr′märkˊ)
, Noun.
1.
A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.
2.
A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
Money is said to have no
earmark
. Wharton.
Flying, he [a slave] should be described by the rounding of his head, and his
earmark
. Robynson (More’s Utopia).
A set of intellectual ideas . . . have
earmarks
upon them, no tokens of a particular proprietor. Burrow.
Ear′markˊ
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Earmarked
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Earmarking
.] 1.
To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.
Webster 1828 Edition
Earmark
E'ARMARK
,Noun.
E'ARMARK
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
earmark
earmark
English
Pliers used to make an earmark.
Verb
earmark (third-person singular simple present earmarks, present participle earmarking, simple past and past participle earmarked)
- (transitive) To mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.
- (transitive, by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate.
- You can donate to the organization as a whole, or you can earmark your contribution for a particular project.
Translations
to mark by slitting the ear
|
to specify or set aside for a particular purpose
Noun
earmark (plural earmarks)
- A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership.
- (US, politics) The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.
- A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
- Wharton
- Money is said to have no earmark.
- Burrow
- A set of intellectual ideas […] have earmarks upon them, no tokens of a particular proprietor.
- Wharton
Coordinate terms
- (US politics): phonemark
Translations
A mark of the ear of an animal
|
The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs