earmark
verb /ˈɪəmɑːk/
/ˈɪrmɑːrk/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they earmark | /ˈɪəmɑːk/ /ˈɪrmɑːrk/ |
| he / she / it earmarks | /ˈɪəmɑːks/ /ˈɪrmɑːrks/ |
| past simple earmarked | /ˈɪəmɑːkt/ /ˈɪrmɑːrkt/ |
| past participle earmarked | /ˈɪəmɑːkt/ /ˈɪrmɑːrkt/ |
| -ing form earmarking | /ˈɪəmɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈɪrmɑːrkɪŋ/ |
- to decide that something will be used for a particular purpose, or to state that something will happen to somebody/something in the future
- be earmarked (for somebody/something) The money had been earmarked for spending on new school buildings.
- The factory has been earmarked for closure.
- be earmarked as somebody/something She was earmarked early as a possible champion.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEarmark is used with these nouns as the object:- fund
- money