earmarks (Meaning)
earmarks
to designate (something, such as funds) for a specific use or owner, a mark or quality by which something can be identified, a distinguishing mark, a provision in Congressional legislation that allocates a specified amount of money for a specific project, program, or organization, to set aside for a special purpose, to mark with or as if with an earmark, a mark of identification on the ear of an animal, to mark (livestock) with an earmark, to mark in a distinguishing manner
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FAQs About the word earmarks
to designate (something, such as funds) for a specific use or owner, a mark or quality by which something can be identified, a distinguishing mark, a provision
devotes, saves,dedicates, uses,allocates, sets by, reserves, gives up (to), sets apart, sets aside
neglects,ignores,, misapplies,misuses
The budget proposal contained earmarks totaling over a billion dollars.
Several legislators were accused of using their positions to secure earmarks for their districts.
The government watchdog group highlighted the excessive use of earmarks in recent years.
The legislation included several high-profile earmarks, including funding for a new hospital and a research facility.
