earmarked funds
Reserved budget allocation
Earmarked funds are money set aside for a specific purpose, restricted from general use.
Government budgets earmark funds for particular programs: Congress earmarked funds for highway repair.
The term applies to any money designated in advance for a defined use rather than left in a general pool: The donation was earmarked for scholarships.
- earmarkingAllocating for specific purpose
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- allocationDistribution of shares
- line itemDiscrete budgetary allocation
- budget lineDesignated spending category
budget · bill · government funding · statutory requirements · set-aside · sequestered · tied up · cash · encumbered · oversight · trust fund · infrastructure funding · education funding · designated · fiduciary duty · federal grants · no strings attached · eligibility criteria
- government grantsfederal aid, block grants, matching grants, grant-in-aid, education grants
earmarked fundsdiscretionary spending
Non-obligatory personal expenditures
slush fund · contingency funds · petty cash · pooled resources · rainy day fund