Earmark may refer to: *

Earmark (agriculture) An earmark is a cut or mark in the ear of livestock animals such as cattle, deer, pigs, goats, camels or sheep, made to show ownership, year of birth or sex. The term dates to the 16th century in England. For example, in a case of defamation i ...

, cuts or marks in the ears of animals made to show ownership *

Earmark (politics) An earmark is a provision inserted into a discretionary spending appropriations bill that directs funds to a specific recipient while circumventing the merit-based or competitive funds allocation process. Earmarks feature in United States Congre ...

, a legislative provision that directs funds to be spent on specific projects * Earmark (finance), a requirement that a source of revenue be devoted to a specific public expenditure

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