earmark

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.
  2. Verb.  (transitive, by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose.
  3. Noun.  A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal intended to indicate ownership.
  4. Noun.  (US, politics) The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.

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