earmark
Reserve for later
An earmark is a distinguishing mark, originally the notch cut into an animal's ear to identify ownership.
By extension, earmark means to set aside for a specific purpose: funds earmarked for education, She earmarked the afternoon for writing.
In U.S. politics, an earmark is a provision directing government spending to a particular project, often inserted by legislators to benefit their home districts.
Identifier or classifier
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- specifyState in detail
- assignGive as responsibility
- indicateSignal or point to
flag · identify · denote · reserve · distinguish · single out · select · pinpoint
Supplying monetary resources
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- allocationDistribution of shares
- set-asideReserved for future use
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
reserved · apportionment · budgeted · grant · subsidy · congressional · provision · endowment
tag
Identifier or classifier
indicate · flag · identify · denote · reserve · distinguish · single out · select · pinpoint · highlight
funding
Supplying monetary resources
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- allocationDistribution of shares
- set-asideReserved for future use
designated · reserved · apportionment · budgeted · grant · subsidy · congressional · provision · endowment · spending
notch
V-shaped incision
marking · identification · cattle · sheep · swine · ranching · husbandry · ownership · registry · herd
- ranchingcattle, ranch, rancher, ranchers, ranching
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- animal husbandrybreeding, sire, dam, stud, captive breeding
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- budget termsbudget, deficit, surplus, spending, revenue
- political tacticscampaigning, gerrymandering, filibuster, campaigns, voter suppression
earmarkundesignated
Not officially labeled
pool · discretionary spending · lump together · commingle · unallocated
- earmarked fundsMoney reserved for particular use