Earmark - English meaning

adjective

Suitable or proper in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

This isn't the appropriate time or place

verb

Take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.

Usage examples:

The accused had appropriated the property

Suitable for a particular person, place, or situation

verb

Allocate (a job or duty).

Usage examples:

Congress had assigned the task to the agency

noun

Another term for assignee (sense 1).

Usage examples:

This agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their successors and assigns

verb

Regard something as being caused by.

Usage examples:

He attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director

noun

A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of britain's army

noun

A quality or feature of a person or thing, esp. one that is an important part of its nature

Usage examples:

Self-confidence is a rare attribute in a 17-year-old., she has the physical attributes to become a …

adjective

Typical of a particular person, place, or thing.

Usage examples:

He began with a characteristic attack on extremism

noun

A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them.

Usage examples:

Certain defining characteristics of the school emerge from the study

verb

Appoint (someone) to a specified office or post.

Usage examples:

He was designated as prime minister

adjective

Appointed to an office or post but not yet installed.

Usage examples:

The director designate

verb

To choose someone or something for a special job or purpose, or to state that something has a particular character or purpose

Usage examples:

The chairman designated his daughter as his successor., north-south streets are designated by numbe…

noun

A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.

Usage examples:

A well-appointed house with interesting decorative features

verb

Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.

Usage examples:

The hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium

noun

A noticeable or important characteristic or part

Usage examples:

This car has excellent safety features., she has fine, delicate features (= parts of the face)., th…

phrasal verb

To give another person the use of something, or the responsibility for something or someone

Usage examples:

We've given the attic over to the children.

noun

A mark stamped on articles of gold, silver, or platinum by the british assay offices, certifying their standard of purity.

Usage examples:

This is to be an appeal against the proposal by italy for the abandonment of hallmarks on gold and …

verb

Stamp with a hallmark.

Usage examples:

He was reprimanded for not hallmarking his work

noun

A typical characteristic or feature of a person or thing

Usage examples:

An independent press is one of the hallmarks of a free society.

verb

Pledge (money) by law to a specific purpose.

Usage examples:

She arranged to hypothecate her half of the equity to pay for the charter

verb

To give money by law for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Hypothecated educational grants

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Usage examples:

The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

noun

A small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it.

Usage examples:

The alcohol content is clearly stated on the label

verb

Another term for dripstone.

noun

A piece of paper or other material that gives information about the object it is attached to

Usage examples:

The address/mailing label, follow the instructions on the label., everything we produce goes out un…

noun

A distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face.

Usage examples:

I recognized those haggard lineaments

noun

A habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving.

Usage examples:

Learning the great man's speeches and studying his mannerisms

noun

Something that a person does repeatedly with the face, hands, or voice, esp. a habit that the person is not aware of

Usage examples:

We’ve spent so much time together that we’ve picked up each other’s mannerisms.

noun

Something that a person does repeatedly with their face, hands, or voice, and that they may not realize they are doing

Usage examples:

He's got some very strange mannerisms., we've spent so much time together that we've picked up each…

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

A thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.

Usage examples:

She wanted oliver and his property out of her flat

noun

A thing or things owned by someone; a possession or possessions

Usage examples:

[ u ] the books are the property of the public library., [ c ] he owns some valuable waterfront pro…

noun

An object or objects that belong to someone

Usage examples:

They haven't yet learnt to respect people's property., accepting stolen property is against the law…

noun

The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.

Usage examples:

An improvement in product quality

adjective

Of good quality; excellent.

Usage examples:

He's a quality player

noun

The degree of excellence of something, often a high degree of it

Usage examples:

Our company guarantees the quality of our merchandise., the fabric was of the highest quality., we’…

verb

Retain for future use.

Usage examples:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

noun

A supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required.

Usage examples:

Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves

phrasal verb

Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

phrasal verb

To save for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

He sets aside some time every day to read to his children., after melting the chocolate, set it asi…

phrasal verb

To save something, especially money, for a special purpose

Usage examples:

Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets a…

noun

A label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or to give other information.

Usage examples:

He gave his pet a collar with a metal name tag

verb

Attach a label to.

Usage examples:

Mothers suspected that their babies had been wrongly tagged during an alarm at the hospital

verb

Touch (someone being chased) in a game of tag.

Usage examples:

Freeze tag is a game where one person is selected to chase and tag the others.

noun

An inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behaviour.

Usage examples:

For students, there is a tendency to socialize in the evenings

noun

A likelihood to happen or to have a particular characteristic or effect

Usage examples:

She has a tendency to work late., there’s a growing tendency to try kids as adults.

noun

A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.

Usage examples:

The author cites four key types of intellectual property: trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trad…

verb

Mark with or register as a trademark.

Usage examples:

She filed a request with the government to trademark her company's name

noun

A symbol, name, design, or phrase on a product that shows it is made by a particular company

noun

A method, style, or manner of doing something; an optional or alternative form of action.

Usage examples:

I hated their way of cooking potatoes

adverb

At or to a considerable distance or extent; far (used before an adverb or preposition for emphasis).

Usage examples:

His understanding of what constitutes good writing is way off target

suffix

Equivalent to -ways.