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Share This ear·mark Audio Help / ˈɪərˌmɑrk / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ eer -mahrk] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic: The mayor's statement had all the earmarks of dirty politics.
2. a mark of identification made on the ear of an animal to show ownership.
–verb (used with object) 3. to set aside for a specific purpose, use, recipient, etc.: to earmark goods for export.
4. to mark with an earmark.
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An identifying feature or characteristic: a novel with all the earmarks of success.
An identifying mark on the ear of a domestic animal.
ear·marked , ear·mark·ing , ear·marks
To reserve or set aside for a particular purpose. See Synonyms at allocate .
To mark in an identifying or distinctive way.
To mark the ear of (a domestic animal) for identification.
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1523, from
ear (1) +
mark (1). Originally a cut or mark in the ear of sheep and cattle, serving as a sign of ownership; first recorded 1577 in figurative sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Share This earmark noun 1. identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal 2. a distinctive characteristic or attribute [syn: hallmark ] verb 1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" [syn: allow ]
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to set aside (for a particular purpose)
Example:
This money is earmarked for our holiday.
Arabic: عَلامـه مُميزه Chinese (Simplified): 指定（款项）的用途 Chinese (Traditional): 指定（款項）的用途 Czech: dát stranou, odložit Danish: øremærke Dutch: bestemmen Estonian: tallele panema Finnish: varata French: réserver (pour) German: bestimmt Greek: βάζω στην άκρη, ξεχωρίζω Hungarian: előirányoz Icelandic: geyma fyrir tiltekin not Indonesian: mencadangkan Italian: destinare
Japanese: ～用に指定する Korean: 따로 떼어 놓다 Latvian: atlikt naudu (noteiktam mērķim) Lithuanian: atidėti, skirti Norwegian: øremerke, legge til side Polish: przeznaczyć (coś) na Portuguese (Brazil): designar Portuguese (Portugal): destinar Romanian: a pune deoparte Russian: предназначать Slovak: vyčleniť Slovenian: določiti Spanish: destinar, apartar Swedish: öronmärka Turkish: ayırmak, bir kenara koymak
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Ear"mark`\, n. 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.
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Ear"mark`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Earmarked ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Earmarking .] To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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