earmarked
Designated for later
Earmarked means designated or set aside for a specific purpose.
Money is commonly earmarked: Congress earmarked funds for highway repairs.
The term comes from the practice of notching livestock ears to indicate ownership.
Beyond finances, anything reserved for a particular use can be earmarked: She had earmarked the afternoon for reading.
Took for one's use
- budgetedAllocated funds systematically
- allocatedDesignated for distribution
- allottedDistributed as shares
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
set-aside · apportioned · reserved · dedicated · assigned · provisioned · targeted · committed
Kept in grasp
- retainedContinued to hold
- securedMade fast or obtained
- withheldKept from giving
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
claimed · restricted · protected · saved · preserved · kept · sequestered · banked
Labeled or identified
- labeledMarked for identification
- flaggedMarked for attention
- identifiedDetermined the identity of
- notedFamous or observed
highlighted · coded · cataloged · indexed · recorded · registered · documented · itemized
appropriated
Took for one's use
- budgetedAllocated funds systematically
- allocatedDesignated for distribution
- allottedDistributed as shares
designated · set-aside · apportioned · reserved · dedicated · assigned · provisioned · targeted · committed · slated
held
Kept in grasp
committed · claimed · restricted · protected · saved · preserved · kept · sequestered · banked · stockpiled
tagged
Labeled or identified
- labeledMarked for identification
- flaggedMarked for attention
- identifiedDetermined the identity of
noted · highlighted · coded · cataloged · indexed · recorded · registered · documented · itemized · listed
budget
Plan for spending
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- grantBestow or award money
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
endowment · capital · treasury · reserves · savings · contribution · donation · bequest · stipend · sponsorship
- Already Takentaken, claimed, reserved, booked, occupied
- government termslegislative, federal agencies, congressional, state agencies, parliamentary
- boundbound, tied, restrained, confined, restricted
- funding statusfunded, unfunded, underfunded, overfunded, self-funded
earmarkedunallocated
Not yet given out
undesignated · unassigned · uncommitted · unreserved · unrestricted
earmarkedwasted
Used without good result
squandered · misspent · frittered away · spent · used
- earmarked fundsMoney reserved for particular use