Definition
Plural of earmark; marks made on ears of animals to show ownership, or designated allocations of money or resources for specific purposes.
Etymology
From 'earmark' (from 'ear' + 'mark'). The term has dual meanings: literal marks on animal ears and figurative designations of funds or resources.
Kelly Says
Congressional earmarks have become so controversial that 'pork barrel' spending is often criticized—yet earmarking is also how lawmakers direct funding to their constituents' needs!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አወዳደረ
ah-weh-dah-deh-reh
BNবাংলা
নির্ধারণ
nir-dhā-rōn
CACatalà
destina
deh-stee-nah
CSČeština
přiděluje
p-ree-deh-loo-yeh
DADansk
tildeler
til-deh-leh-r
DEDeutsch
bewilligt
bə-vil-ikt
ELΕλληνικά
καθορίζει
kah-tho-ree-zee
ESEspañol
destina
des-ti-na
FAفارسی
اختصاصی
akhsa-see
FRFrançais
réserve
re-zehr-vay
GUGU
નિર્ધારિત
nir-dhā-rit
HIहिन्दी
निर्धारित
nir-dhā-rit
IDBahasa Indonesia
menetapkan
meh-neh-tap-kan
ITItaliano
destina
deh-stee-nah
MRMR
निर्धारित
nir-dhā-rit
MSBahasa Melayu
menetapkan
meh-neh-tap-kan
NLNederlands
bestemt
be-stemt
NONorsk
tildeler
til-deh-leh-r
PAPA
ਨਿਰਧਾਰਿਤ
nir-dhā-rit
PLPolski
przeznacza
p-sheh-nach-ah
PTPortuguês
destina
deh-stee-nah
RORomână
alocă
ah-loh-kah
RUРусский
назначает
naz-nach-ay-et
SVSvenska
tilldelar
til-deh-lar
SWKiswahili
kutenga
koo-teh-ngah
TAதமிழ்
ஒதுக்குதல்
o-thu-ku-thal
TEతెలుగు
కేటాయించు
kay-tay-in-chu
TLTL
itinakda
ee-tah-nak-dah
UKУкраїнська
призначає
pree-znah-chay
VITiếng Việt
đặc biệt
đăk-bi-et