earmark (redirected from earmarks)

ear·mark  (îrmärk)

n.

1. An identifying feature or characteristic: a novel with all the earmarks of success.

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

tr.v. ear·marked, ear·mark·ing, ear·marks

1. To reserve or set aside for a particular purpose. See Synonyms at allocate.

2. To mark in an identifying or distinctive way.

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

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earmark

Verb

to set (something) aside for a specific purpose

Noun

a feature that enables the nature of something to be identified: it had all the earmarks of a disaster

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	earmark - identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
	2.	earmark - a distinctive characteristic or attribute hallmark, stylemark, trademark characteristic - a distinguishing quality mould, mold - a distinctive nature, character, or type; "a leader in the mold of her predecessors"
Verb	1.	earmark - 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" appropriate, set aside, reserve, allow allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

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earmark

verb 1. set aside, reserve, label, flag, tag, allocate, designate, mark out, keep back

verb 2. mark out, identify, designate

Translations

earmark [ˈɪəmɑːk] vt to earmark for → reservar para, destinar a

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earmark [ˈɪəmɑːk] vt to earmark sth for → réserver or destiner qch à

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earmark [ˈɪəmɑːk] vt to earmark (for) → bestimmen (für), vorsehen (für)

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earmark [ˈɪəmɑːk] vt to earmark sth for → destinare qc a

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earmark ear