2007-02-09 04:48:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
1. U.S. identifying characteristic: a characteristic that makes it possible to recognize the nature or origins of something ( often used in the plural )
The crime seemed to have all the earmarks of an inside job.
2. identification mark on animal's ear: an identifying symbol, notch, or hole on or in the ear of a farm animal
3. designate something for particular purpose: to select and reserve something to be used for a particular purpose
That money's already been earmarked for upgrading the computer system.
2007-02-09 04:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by midnightlydy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Earmark is a congressional provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. Essentially its a way for congress or the senate to override president, and make sure the money get spent on a specific project. When you got a democrat controlled congress and senate and you got a democrat president, who just listens to those in congress and senate and when he appoints Biden to oversee the allocation fo the funds, there really is no need for earmarks. If you got a direct line into the ear of the president there is no need for an earmark. So yeah at this point earmarks are pretty pointless. Its more a tool democrats in congress and senate used to override bush's allocation powers.
2016-05-24 01:38:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it comes from folding a book page to mark your place. Dog earred page = earmarked?
Earmarked means to reserve something for a specific purpose?
2007-02-09 04:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by kimpetuous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It generally means that something has been set aside for a specific purpose, or distinguished in some way. It comes from the practice of putting a tag in an animal's ear (through the cartilage, rather like a pierced earring on a human) for purposes of identification.
2007-02-09 05:21:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
earmarked
- designate something for particular purpose: to select and reserve something to be used for a particular purpose
- put identification mark on animal's ear: to mark the ear of a farm animal with an identifying symbol, notch, or hole
- identifying characteristic: a characteristic that makes it possible to... identify later...
2007-02-09 06:20:20 · answer #5 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
something that is set aside for a particular purpose.
(I think the term came from the practice of ranchers marking their cattle by a tag on their ear)
2007-02-09 04:56:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turning the top corner of the page over, into a triangle, that resembles a dog's ear. It's to save your place.
2007-02-09 04:55:52 · answer #7 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an indentifying mark.
2007-02-09 12:07:37 · answer #8 · answered by dimple555 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look it up.........
2007-02-09 04:52:20 · answer #9 · answered by troble # one? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋