earmarked

Example Sentences

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They have been earmarked for possible clearance at the taxpayers' expense as part of the government's waste crime action plan.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Revenue was earmarked to help struggling renters and build low-income housing as the nation’s second-largest city was dealing with a spiraling homelessness crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"But African heads of states are allocating monies towards health and finding innovative ways of doing that: earmarked taxes, special levies... There is a willingness to invest," she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

An email to the branch, obtained through a freedom of information request, indicated challenges "in relation to the use of our funding for capital costs" as opposed to the schemes they had been earmarked for.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

My parents had dreams that each of their children would graduate from college, so Dad earmarked the money from this job for college savings for the six of us kids.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry