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Definition of earmark : 1. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
2. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting.
3. To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.

Synonyms:

authentication, grant, give up, take into account, book, allow for, permit, money, tolerate, seize, characteristic, collect, countenance, provide, capture, hold, reserve, suspend, hallmark, conquer, sign, admit, attribute, appropriate, stylemark, designate, trademark, assay-mark, quality, set-aside, leave, let

deal, set, allow, divide, distribute, ration, cut, apportion, portion, allocate, parcel, give, mete, allot, split, share, partition, slice, measure, budget, assign, segment, dispense

Usage examples:

• Then he added quickly, as if regretting his remark, " Our earmark is an under- bit right and a split left, you said. - "When A Man's A Man", Harold Bell Wright.
• So I earmark the calf with the owner's marks, and don't brand him at all. - "When A Man's A Man", Harold Bell Wright.
• Here it is again- the earmark of a crime, and no crime- yet. - "The Heart of the Range", William Patterson White.