1. Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
   "I will earmark this money for your research";
   - allow, appropriate, set aside, reserve

1. A distinctive characteristic or attribute of someone or something
   "The artist's unique brushwork became his earmark";
   - hallmark, trademark, stylemark
    
2. Identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal
   "The sheep's earmark indicated which farm it belonged to"

Derived forms: earmarking, earmarked, earmarks

Type of: allot, assign, characteristic, mark, marker, marking, portion

Encyclopedia: Earmark