earmarking

[US]/'ɪəmɑːk/
[UK]/'ɪrmɑrk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. designate the purpose of; allocate (funds); instruct (someone or something) to have a certain outcome
n. feature; ear marking; (US) congressional directive using special funds

Example Sentences

a novel with all the earmarks of success.

I will earmark this money for your research.

this car has all the earmarks of a classic.

the cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme.

Correct speech is an earmark of the educated man.

This sum of money is earmarked for our research.

One thousand dollars is earmarked to buy books for the library.

money earmarked for a vacation. See also Synonyms at assign

He also undertook to earmark $235 billion in government expenditure on infrastructure projects within five years.

The last time money was earmarked specifically for books was in March 1999, when the government used an underspend in the budget to announce a one-off £60m package.

The southern part of Siu Chik Cha has also been formed and is earmarked for a depot for Tseung Kwan O Mass Transit Railway and Composite Development Area.

Waringin has been quoted in his blog as saying he would rather share money earmarked for a conventional promotional campaign with people who needed it.

Real-world Examples

This initially earmarked 700 billion dollars to shore up the banks.

Source: Economic Crash Course

The surrounding province of Hebei has been earmarked as an experimental area for industrial transition and upgrading.

Source: CRI Online August 2015 Collection

During the 20th century, a set of offices in St James's Palace was always earmarked for their use.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

They sound delicious, but this money is earmarked for scones.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 4

And it would earmark most of the new revenue for schools.

Source: The Economist - International

The funds are earmarked for disaster relief work and post-disaster reconstruction.

Source: CRI Online September 2023 Collection

Most of the money came from charity funds known as Peter's Pence that popes usually earmark for the poor.

Source: NPR News July 2021 Compilation

In addition to those bills, we are also seeing the return of earmarks.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

As a percentage of federal spending, we have cut earmarks by half in this bill.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

More than three thousand have been earmarked to go. The Rohingya escaped following operations by the army two years ago.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2019

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