earmark money

Frequency: 6.88.2 per million words

to set aside money for a particular purpose

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  • The government plans to earmark money for infrastructure projects next year.
  • The board earmarked money from the annual profits for research and development.
  • A large sum of money was earmarked by the foundation specifically for children's education.
  • I have earmarked this money for my daughter's college fund.
  • If we receive the grant, we will earmark that money for community outreach programs.
  • Earmarking money for emergencies is a crucial part of financial planning.
  • The legislation explicitly earmarks money for environmental conservation efforts.
  • Did the committee earmark enough money to cover all the renovation costs?
  • They failed to earmark any money for the arts program, which led to its cancellation.
  • The city's main goal is to earmark more money for public transportation improvements.