Antonyms for earmarked


Grammar : Verb
Spell : eer-mahrk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪərˌmɑrk


Definition of earmarked

Origin :
  • 1590s, "to identify by an earmark," from earmark (n.). Meaning "to set aside money for a special purpose" is attested by 1868. Related: Earmarked; earmarking.
  • verb reserve
Example sentences :
  • I earmarked Charlie for a raise and a better job right there.
  • Extract from : « Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son » by George Horace Lorimer
  • The other three thousand were earmarked for office expenses.
  • Extract from : « Sanders of the River » by Edgar Wallace
  • It would not be necessary, perhaps, that such gold should be "earmarked."
  • Extract from : « Readings in Money and Banking » by Chester Arthur Phillips
  • Even in that case an earmarked subsidy would be out of place.
  • Extract from : « The Framework of Home Rule » by Erskine Childers
  • Other sums, greater in quantity than those contained in the packets, were earmarked in the same way.
  • Extract from : « She Stands Accused » by Victor MacClure
  • As they looked, a young man knelt over the yearling and earmarked it.
  • Extract from : « Stepsons of Light » by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
  • That thousand dollars of his was earmarked for Lucille's birthday present, and he doubted whether he ought to risk it.
  • Extract from : « Indiscretions of Archie » by P. G. Wodehouse
  • The money already was earmarked for the payment of attorney fees, if needed.
  • Extract from : « Dan Carter and the Cub Honor » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • He is quoting a favourite phrase—that a certain item of revenue has been earmarked for a particular purpose.
  • Extract from : « I Walked in Arden » by Jack Crawford
  • Some years ago a number of public buildings were earmarked for hospital use in case of war.
  • Extract from : « Observations of an Orderly » by Ward Muir

Synonyms for earmarked

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