Definitions for earmark
ˈɪərˌmɑrkear·mark

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. earmarknoun

   identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal

2. hallmark, trademark, earmark, stylemarkverb

   a distinctive characteristic or attribute

3. allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserveverb

   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"

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1. Earmarkverb

   To designate or reserve for a specific purpose; as, the alumni fund was earmarked for dormitory construction.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. earmarknoun

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

2. earmarknoun

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

3. earmarkverb

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

4. earmarkverb

   To specify or set aside for a particular purpose.

   You can donate to the organization as a whole, or you can earmark your contribution for a particular project.

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1. earmark

   An earmark is a provision inserted into a discretionary spending appropriations bill that directs funds to a specific recipient, project, or location, often circumventing a merit-based or competitive allocation process. In a broader context, it can also refer to any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Earmarknoun

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

2. Earmarknoun

   a mark for identification; a distinguishing mark

3. Earmarkverb

   to mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear

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1. Earmark

   An earmark is a legislative provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. The term "earmark" is used in this sense in several countries, such as the United States and South Africa. Earmarks come in two varieties: Hard earmarks, or "hardmarks", found in legislation, and soft earmarks, or "softmarks", found in the text of congressional committee reports. Hard earmarks are legally binding, whereas soft earmarks are not but customarily are acted upon as if they were binding. Typically, a legislator seeks to insert earmarks that direct a specified amount of money to a particular organization or project in their home state or district.

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1. Earmark

   Earmark, Inc. designs and manufactures wireless communication systems for use by teams operating in difficult and hazardous and high noise environments. Its primary products and systems consist of radio headsets, belt worn radios, repeating base station radios, belt-worn voice amplifiers, and microphones. The company offers portable radios, including headsets, belt and flex-pak body radios, and headset radios; base stations, including compact, multi-man TRBS, base master VIII, mini base, and Valcom 900 base stations; accessories, including headphones, rechargeable power systems, and hard hat mountings; and con-bases and communication-kit bases, loudmouth products, and loudmouth speaker microphones. In addition, it provides wLINK, a wireless interface for hard wired intercoms and mobile radios; and customized wireless radio systems. The company's products have applications for various uses, such as two workers putting precision and productivity into crane lifts; large teams operating loud and heavy machinery with high background noise; and HAZMAT teams and nuclear technicians working inside protective clothing. It sells its products through sales representatives in the United States. Earmark, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is based in Hamden, Connecticut.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of earmark in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of earmark in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of earmark in a Sentence

1. Ted Budd:

   Taxpayers across the country are getting their first look at what Washington is like in the new earmark era. It’s not a pretty sight.

2. Roy Blunt:

   I would expect that if House Senate Republicans and House Democrats are going to earmark and Senate Democrats are going to earmark that I'll be part of the process.

3. Melanie Newman:

   Honestly, each earmark is just another page, i feel fortunate to be the one handed this chance, it's our responsibility until there are no more firsts and its just an even playing field of all-qualified professionals who happen to look different.

4. Israel Katz:

   We have means of offense and defense, but this would spare us the need to earmark enormous resources on a permanent basis and for the long-term in the face of such threats.

5. Yanzhong Huang:

   So far we haven't heard the US saying or suggesting they're gon na earmark a percentage of their vaccine to support poor countries. So that puts China in an even better situation to use the vaccine to serve its foreign policy objective.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=earmark
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=earmark
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Earmark
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earmark
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=earmark
7. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/earmark