Earmark — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal

a distinctive characteristic or attribute

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛndoʊkənˈɪdiəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈiəmɑːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈiəmɑːk/

2 syllables Say it as /ˌɛndoʊkənˈɪdiəm/.

Examples

I will earmark this money for your research
She sets aside time for meditation every day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stylemark trademark appropriate allow reserve hallmark set aside

Parts of Speech

noun	identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
noun	a distinctive characteristic or attribute
verb	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause “I will earmark this money for your research”

Word Forms

earmark	verb	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
allowance	noun	an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
appropriable	adjective	that can be appropriated
earmark	noun	a distinctive characteristic or attribute
reserve	noun	something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ohrmarke

Erkennungszeichen am Ohr eines Haustiers

🇫🇷French

affectation

marque d'identification sur l'oreille d'un animal domestique

🇪🇸Spanish

asignar

Marca de identificación en la oreja de un animal doméstico.

🇮🇹Italian

destinare

marchio di identificazione sull'orecchio di un animale domestico

🇳🇱Dutch

oormerken

identificatiemerkteken op het oor van een huisdier

🇵🇹Portuguese

marca

marca de identificação na orelha de um animal doméstico

🇷🇺Russian

целевое назначение

опознавательный знак на ухе домашнего животного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दाग़ना

घरेलू जानवर के कान पर पहचान चिह्न

🇮🇳Tamil

குறி

வீட்டு விலங்கின் காதில் அடையாளக் குறி

🇮🇳Telugu

యెర్మార్క్

పెంపుడు జంతువు చెవిపై గుర్తింపు గుర్తు

🇮🇳Marathi

आरमार्क

पाळीव प्राण्याच्या कानावरील ओळख चिन्ह

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುರುತು

ಸಾಕುಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಕಿವಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಗುರುತಿನ ಗುರುತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇയർമാർക്ക്

വളർത്തുമൃഗത്തിൻ്റെ ചെവിയിൽ തിരിച്ചറിയൽ അടയാളം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਘਰੇਲੂ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਦੇ ਕੰਨ 'ਤੇ ਪਛਾਣ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

نشان

گھریلو جانور کے کان پر شناختی نشان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

指定用途

家畜耳朵上的识别标记

🇯🇵Japanese

耳マーク

家畜の耳にある識別マーク

🇰🇷Korean

귀표

가축의 귀에 있는 식별 표시

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh dấu

dấu hiệu nhận biết trên tai của vật nuôi

🇹🇭Thai

ตำหนิ

เครื่องหมายประจำตัวที่หูของสัตว์เลี้ยง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperuntukkan

tanda pengenal di telinga hewan peliharaan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatalaga

tanda ng pagkakakilanlan sa tainga ng alagang hayop

🇲🇾Malay

penanda

tanda pengenalan pada telinga haiwan peliharaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخصيص

علامة تعريف على أذن حيوان أليف

🇮🇷Persian

اختصاص دادن

علامت شناسایی روی گوش حیوان اهلی

🇹🇷Turkish

tahsis

evcil bir hayvanın kulağındaki kimlik işareti

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹעִיד

סימן זיהוי על אוזן של חיית בית

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