noun. undefined

noun. An identifying feature or characteristic.

noun. An identifying mark on the ear of a domestic animal.

noun. An item or provision in a legislative bill that allots money for a project or institution in a specific locale, usually written or sponsored by a representative from that area.

transitive verb. To reserve or designate for a particular purpose. synonym: allocate.

transitive verb. To mark the ear of (a domestic animal) for identification.

transitive verb. To specify or allocate (funds) to be spent in a legislative earmark.

To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.

noun. A mark on the ear by which a sheep or other domestic animal is known.

noun. Figuratively, in law, any mark for identification, as a privy mark made on a coin.

noun. Any characteristic or distinguishing mark, natural or other, by which the ownership or relation of something is known.

noun. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.

noun. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.

transitive verb. To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.

transitive verb. To designate or reserve for a specific purpose.

verb. To mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.

verb. To specify or set aside for a particular purpose.

noun. A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal intended to indicate ownership.

noun. The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.

noun. identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal

verb. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

noun. a distinctive characteristic or attribute

""There's been a lot of negative press around the term earmark," he explained, before pointing out some valuable projects that were funded by earmarks, such as the Iraq Study Group."

earmarked  earmarking  

allot  assign  mark  marker  marking  

phonemark  

allocate  allot  appoint  appropriate to  aroma  

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