Used in a Sentence

earmark

How to use earmark in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for earmark.

Editorial note

They don't realize it's just an earmark on the labor of some future person.

Examples12
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of earmark gathered in one view.

noun

identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal

noun

a distinctive characteristic or attribute

verb

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for earmark.

noun

identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal

verb

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

Example sentences

1

They don't realize it's just an earmark on the labor of some future person.

2

We're pushing a "favorites" list soon that will allow you to earmark them for later.

3

Just to make you happy I'm going to earmark sales of my iOS apps for my first Android development phone.

4

While mocking up salaries with an adviser, he said that we should earmark $60k for founders "so people think you're stable.

5

You still have to explicitly pass a `this` to that function, which is kind of my earmark for telling methods and functions apart.

6

I guess Congress could earmark money specifically to fighting DDoS-based crime.

7

Having to estimate the needs/demands of a system 1-2 years ago, and budget for it today, then earmark all that money ahead of time... argh.

8

You can't earmark your donation for Ebola though, but they are spending like 85% of their funds on actual operation costs so you might be sure that your money will help.

9

Now with earmarks mostly gone, Tea Party republicans have nothing to show off to their constituents except for achievements in idealogical concessions from the other side.

10

And, since we might as well bring it back to money, I suspect it ultimately has a downward influence on the amount of money legislatures earmark for universities and research.

11

People outside of HN won't be anywhere near sufficiently eager to earmark sufficient public dollars to properly maintain such networks, not when pensions systems are underfunded and schools are putting teachers on furlough.

12

To what extent a university helps for this might be debatable and will depend on the person and the university, but I wonder if an average person would earmark 4 years of their life to learning and improvement left completely to their own.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use earmark in a sentence?

They don't realize it's just an earmark on the labor of some future person.

What does earmark mean?

identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal

What part of speech is earmark?

earmark is commonly used as noun, verb.