English Dictionary

earmark

verb

(transitive) To mark (sheep or other animals) by slitting the ear. / (transitive, by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate.

They earmarked a portion of the budget for education.

意味（1）

(transitive) To mark (sheep or other animals) by slitting the ear.

意味（2）

(transitive, by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate.

意味（3）

(transitive, finance, UK) To designate part of a pension to be payable to the holder's former spouse or partner at its time of payment.