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Earmark in a sentence

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Earmark | Earmarked | Earmarks | Earmarking

Earmark meaning

  1. A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
  2. A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic), a mark of ownership.
  3. An act of designating certain funds to be used for a specific purpose.

Synonyms of Earmark

marker allot assign reserve set aside appropriate allow characteristic stylemark trademark hallmark mark marking portion

Related words

Other words often associated with Earmark or its synonyms:

symbol evaluation lot attribute rating administer give distribute identifying score design apportioning

Using Earmark

  • The main meaning on this page is: A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc. | A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic), a mark of ownership. | An act of designating certain funds to be used for a specific purpose.
  • Useful related words include: marker, allot, assign, reserve.
  • In the example corpus, earmark often appears in combinations such as: to earmark, the earmark, earmark million.

Context around Earmark

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

constitutional 2× tax 1×

Often after:

comes 1× money 1× specific 1× advocates 1× concerning 1× funds 1× certain 1× argue 1×

Sentence patterns with Earmark

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

afoot to earmark some of 1× decided to earmark n2 million 1× earmark advocates insist 1× failed to earmark certain expenses 1× government should earmark for infrastructure 1× government to earmark 20 per 1× government to earmark at least 1× income tax earmark argue that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ask them if 1× but he tried 1× earmark advocates insist 1× experts expect the 1× government should earmark 1× he proposed to 1×

Common sentence endings:

available for schools 1× budgets for healthcare 1× climate resiliency fund 1× companies as well 1× from the region 1× gift for hope 1×

Words around Earmark

Just before it in the word index:

earlywood 6 earlyon 4 earlybird 5 early 39.996 earlswood 4 earlston 3

Just after it in the word index:

earmarked 437 earmarking 14 earmarks 30 earmuffs 5 earn 3.438 earned 6.577

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbeys 42 abundances 42 aced 42 ackman 42 actinides 42 adeboye 42

Corpus analysis for Earmark

  • In this selection, "earmark" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, constitutional, tax, comes, money and specific stand out and add context to how "earmark" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include afoot to earmark some of and decided to earmark n2 million. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "earmark" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with earmark

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Government should earmark for infrastructure companies as well. (8 words)

Ask them if they value the constitutional earmark that funds education. (11 words)

You can earmark specific sums for specific life goals with target maturity funds. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

I find the potential abuse of these funds and the unclear amount the state would be obligated to earmark concerning, particularly when funds could instead be allocated toward state services promoting the safety and well-being of our residents. (39 words)

She informed that the HOS has decided to earmark N2 million for the printing of promotion letters in the 2020 budget explaining that the promotion letters will be with security features it was to forestall incidences of fake letters. (39 words)

Earmark advocates insist the process allows Members of Congress, who supposedly know their district’s needs best, to make decisions on specific projects the federal government can funnel taxpayer dollars toward inside their districts. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

But whether the earmark comes through in fiscal year 2024, which starts Oct. 1, is an open question, especially as Republicans square off with Democrats over raising the debt ceiling.

It's perhaps unsurprising that Greenville County came out on top for earmark money, with three dozen items of direct spending totaling more than $121 million.

The proposal to put a change to Utah’s constitutional earmark for education funding is headed to the voters’ 2024 ballot.

There are also efforts afoot to earmark some of the state’s revenue windfall for water and conservation projects, along with a climate resiliency fund.

You can earmark specific sums for specific life goals with target maturity funds.

Earmark advocates insist the process allows Members of Congress, who supposedly know their district’s needs best, to make decisions on specific projects the federal government can funnel taxpayer dollars toward inside their districts.

I find the potential abuse of these funds and the unclear amount the state would be obligated to earmark concerning, particularly when funds could instead be allocated toward state services promoting the safety and well-being of our residents.

Government should earmark for infrastructure companies as well.

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He wondered whether it is necessary to earmark funds for a public relations representative that could facilitate a comprehensive presentation to the entire Island.

In addition to the fever clinics, the private hospital must also earmark a separate area for ILI outpatient care, with a separate waiting area for people with respiratory illness.

Participants have also urged the government to earmark 20 per cent of the jobs in Coastal Security Police to the fishermen from the region.

Along with 20 other member nations of the African Union, Nigeria signed the 2001 Abuja Declaration that promised to earmark 15 percent of its federal budgets for healthcare.

Ask them if they value the constitutional earmark that funds education.

But he tried to explain away his conduct by saying he simply had failed to earmark certain expenses to the UAW.

Experts expect the government to earmark at least Rs three lakh crore for urban infrastructure and Sagarmala projects that focus on port-led development.

For those who would like to help in her recovery, you may make donations out to Walton County Animal Shelter and earmark the gift for Hope.

He proposed to earmark a not so fatefully massive sum, 100 million euro, for social security, primarily pensions next year.

School unions had demanded a 15-percent salary hike for this year, but the government has offered to earmark only a 10-percent increase in its 2020 budget.

She informed that the HOS has decided to earmark N2 million for the printing of promotion letters in the 2020 budget explaining that the promotion letters will be with security features it was to forestall incidences of fake letters.

Supporters of the income tax earmark argue that a constitutional amendment, in isolation, would only shrink the amount of state funds available for schools.

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Common combinations with earmark

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "earmark" in a sentence?
An example: "But whether the earmark comes through in fiscal year 2024, which starts Oct. 1, is an open question, especially as Republicans square off with Democrats over raising the debt ceiling." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "earmark" from authentic English texts.
What does "earmark" mean?
Earmark means: A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
What are synonyms of "earmark"?
Common synonyms of "earmark" include: marker, allot, assign, reserve, set aside, appropriate, allow, characteristic. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "earmark" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "earmark", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.