earmark[verb]Synonyms: set aside, allocate, designate, flag, label, mark out, reserve
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ear‧mark /ˈɪəmɑːk $ ˈɪrmɑːrk/
verb [transitive usually passive] to decide that something will be used for a particular purpose or have something done to it in the future
earmark somebody/something for something
85% of foreign aid is earmarked by Congress for specific purposes. schools earmarked for closureearmark somebody/something as something He had been earmarked as a potential leader. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲