LekhoriLekhoriA mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
Some mark them [sheep] vvith Raddle and make Ear-marks.
A distinguishing or identifying mark or sign; specifically (archaic), a mark of ownership.
[H]e ſhoulde be dyſcryued by hys rounding and his eare marke: […]
An act of designating certain funds to be used for a specific purpose; specifically (US, politics), a designation by the Congress that certain federal funds be appropriated for a specific project.
To make a mark or attach a tag to the ear of (an animal, chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership.
To put a distinguishing or identifying mark or sign on (something); to make (something) distinctive or identifiable.
The noun is derived from ear + mark. The verb is derived from the noun.
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To designate or set aside (someone or something) for a particular purpose; to allocate.
In barely a decade, the War on Drugs went from being a political slogan to an actual war. Now that police departments were suddenly flush with cash and military equipment earmarked for the drug war, they needed to make use of their new resources.