Synonyms for earmarked
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : eer-mahrk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪərˌmɑrk |
Top 10 synonyms for earmarked Other synonyms for the word earmarked
Définition of earmarked
Origin :- 1590s, "to identify by an earmark," from earmark (n.). Meaning "to set aside money for a special purpose" is attested by 1868. Related: Earmarked; earmarking.
- verb reserve
- I earmarked Charlie for a raise and a better job right there.
- Extract from : « Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son » by George Horace Lorimer
- The other three thousand were earmarked for office expenses.
- Extract from : « Sanders of the River » by Edgar Wallace
- It would not be necessary, perhaps, that such gold should be "earmarked."
- Extract from : « Readings in Money and Banking » by Chester Arthur Phillips
- Even in that case an earmarked subsidy would be out of place.
- Extract from : « The Framework of Home Rule » by Erskine Childers
- Other sums, greater in quantity than those contained in the packets, were earmarked in the same way.
- Extract from : « She Stands Accused » by Victor MacClure
- As they looked, a young man knelt over the yearling and earmarked it.
- Extract from : « Stepsons of Light » by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
- That thousand dollars of his was earmarked for Lucille's birthday present, and he doubted whether he ought to risk it.
- Extract from : « Indiscretions of Archie » by P. G. Wodehouse
- The money already was earmarked for the payment of attorney fees, if needed.
- Extract from : « Dan Carter and the Cub Honor » by Mildred A. Wirt
- He is quoting a favourite phrase—that a certain item of revenue has been earmarked for a particular purpose.
- Extract from : « I Walked in Arden » by Jack Crawford
- Some years ago a number of public buildings were earmarked for hospital use in case of war.
- Extract from : « Observations of an Orderly » by Ward Muir
Antonyms for earmarked
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