different between specification vs earmark
specification
English
Etymology
From Middle French specification, from Medieval Latin specificationem (accusative of specificatio)
Noun
specification (countable and uncountable, plural specifications)
- An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.
- An act of specifying.
Derived terms
- open-specification
Related terms
- species
- specific
- specify
Translations
specification From the web:
- what specifications classify a storm as a blizzard
- what specifications are needed for a gaming laptop
- what specifications to look for when buying a tv
- what specifications to look for when buying a laptop
- what specifications are important when purchasing ram and why
- what specifications to look for when buying a chromebook
- what specifications are needed for a gaming computer
- what specification is measured by frequency
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
earmark From the web:
- what earmarks mean
- what earmarks are in the new spending bill
- earmark what does it mean
- what is earmarking amount
- what are earmarks in congress
- what is earmarking amount in citibank
- what is earmarked transactions
- what is earmarked money
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