earmark
noun
any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic.
will earmark
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future tenseof earmark.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The deal, in which investors will earmark $2 billion, is the latest example where U.K. life insurers managing pensions are turned into a source of funding for private credit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It means the Kremlin will earmark 35% of all government expenditures to military and war-related spending.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Newsom’s budget will earmark a sizable portion of the new coronavirus funds to boost efforts at California’s prisons, where an additional 1,275 cases have been reported in the last 14 days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2022
It will earmark funding to help sectors including housing, education and employment over the next five years.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2021
A percentage of the sales of the NFTs will go a charity that each athlete will earmark in advance.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
