Word: earmark

Category: earmark

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Synonyms: earmark

waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels

Translations: earmark

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german
Translations:
reservieren
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french
Translations:
marquer, destiner
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dutch
Translations:
bestemmen, uittrekken
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russian
Translations:
назначать, назначить, тавро
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finnish
Translations:
varata
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czech
Translations:
označkovat, označit, značkovat, vyznačit
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polish
Translations:
kolczykować, znaczyć, asygnować
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hungarian
Translations:
fülbélyeg
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ukrainian
Translations:
призначити, призначати
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estonian
Translations:
tunnusmärk, reserveerima, kõrvatäke
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icelandic
Translations:
marka
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slovenian
Translations:
značka
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slovak
Translations:
značka

The meaning and "use of": earmark

noun
  • a characteristic or identifying feature. - this car has all the earmarks of a classic
  • a congressional directive that funds should be spent on a specific project. - For example, some members of Congress post some earmark requests online.
verb
  • designate (something, typically funds or resources) for a particular purpose. - the new money will be earmarked for cancer research
  • mark the ear of (an animal) as a sign of ownership or identity. - Condition scoring is also useful for earmarking cattle as they come close to finish as sometimes farmers who are looking at the same cattle each day can be unaware of the degree of finish achieved.

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