different between allocate vs earmark
allocate
English
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin allocare, from ad- (“to”) + locus (“place”), plus Latinate English suffix +? -ate. Compare allocable, without the -ate.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?l'?-k?t, IPA(key): /?æl.?.ke?t/
Verb
allocate (third-person singular simple present allocates, present participle allocating, simple past and past participle allocated)
- To set aside for a purpose.
- To distribute according to a plan, generally followed by the adposition to.
- The bulk of K–12 education funds are allocated to school districts that in turn pay for the cost of operating schools.
- (computing) To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
Synonyms
- (set aside for a purpose): appropriate, earmark; see also Thesaurus:set apart
Antonyms
- (reserve a section of memory): free, deallocate
Related terms
- allocable
Translations
Italian
Verb
allocate
- second-person plural present indicative of allocare
- second-person plural imperative of allocare
- feminine plural of allocato
Latin
Verb
alloc?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of alloc?
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earmark
English
Etymology
ear +? mark
Pronunciation
Verb
earmark (third-person singular simple present earmarks, present participle earmarking, simple past and past participle earmarked)
- (transitive) To mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.
- (transitive, by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate.
Synonyms
- (set aside for a particular purpose): appropriate, sepose; see also Thesaurus:set apart
Translations
Noun
earmark (plural earmarks)
- A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership.
- (US, politics) The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.
- A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
- 1860, John Wharton, The Law Lexicon
- Money has no earmark.
- 1959, Brunettie Burrow, Angels in White
- I saw in my patient one of the most forbidding men I have ever met. He had all the earmarks of a criminal.
- 1860, John Wharton, The Law Lexicon
Coordinate terms
- (US politics): phonemark
Translations
See also
- expenditure
- pork barrel
References
- http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?earmark
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- what is earmarked transactions
- what is earmarked money
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