How to pronounce“earmark”in English
nountried to use money to buy votes in 95 when Gingrich came in there were 5,000
earmarks in the budget in that year he remarks the little pork barrel items that are shoved in by night by ten years
later there were not 5,000 earmarks in the budget there were fourteen thousand earmarks in the budget last year I think
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Definitions of “earmark”
A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
“Some mark them [sheep] vvith Raddle and make Ear-marks.”
A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic), a mark of ownership.
“[H]e ſhoulde be dyſcryued by hys rounding and his eare marke: […]”
To make a mark or attach a tag to the ear of (an animal, chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership.
To put a distinguishing or identifying mark or sign on (something); to make (something) distinctive or identifiable.
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