Look up: earmark


  1. earmark
    [Verb] To set aside money or time for a specific purpose.
    Example: Money has been earmarked to pay for more nurses.

    Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary/

  2. earmark
    [n] - identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=earmark

  3. Earmark
    Ear'mark` noun 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,...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/2

  4. Earmark
    Ear'mark` transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Earmarked ; present participle & verbal noun Earmarking .] To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/2

  5. earmark
    noun identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=earmark

  6. Earmark
    • (n.) A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting. • (v. t.) To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear. • (n.) A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/earmark/

  7. earmark
    (from the article `United States`) ...health care programs and significantly tightened Washington lobbying and ethics rules. Critics noted that the new rules did not directly address ... ...supply of prescription drugs from low-price retailers in Canada. Only 2 of 11 appropriations bills were approv...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/2



  1. Earmark
    a distinctive mark clipped out of the ear (or sometimes a tattoo inside the ear) to denote ownership and/or age.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_ovine_terminology

  2. earmark
    1. identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
    2. a distinctive characteristic or attribute

    Found op

  3. Earmark
    tattoo that is impregnated in the ear leather as a means of permanent identification.
    Found op http://www.findpuppiesnow.com/index.php?page=education&sub=glossary_of_term

  4. Earmark
    [politics] In United States politics, an earmark is a legislative (especially congressional) 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,...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earmark_(politics)

  5. Earmark
    [agriculture] An earmark is a cut or mark in the ear of livestock animals such as cattle, deer, pigs, goats, camels or sheep, made to show ownership, year of birth or gender. The term dates to the 16th century in England. The practice existed in the Near East up to the time of Islam. Against...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earmark_(agriculture)

  6. EARMARK
    Extremely Annotational RDF Markup (EARMARK) is a meta-syntax for non-embedded markup that can be used for stand-off annotations of textual content with fully W3C-compliant technologies. EARMARK is based on an ontologically precise definition of markup that instantiates the markup of a text document...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EARMARK

  7. Earmark
    a distinctive mark clipped out of the ear (or sometimes a tattoo inside the ear) to denote ownership and/or age.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_ovine_terminology

  8. earmark
    1) Allocate 2) Designate 3) Distinctive attribute 4) Distinguishing characteristic 5) Mark 6) Marker 7) Marking 8) Set aside 9) Set aside for a specific purpose
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/earmark/1

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