korvamerkitä — meaning in English

English meaning

• designate verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
• earmark noun A mark or tag put on an animal's ear, usually a farm animal, to show something about it such as who owns it or its health.

Senses

korvamerkitä is used for these senses in English:

• designate To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty — with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post or station.

designate — full definition

1. verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
2. adj Chosen for a role but not yet officially holding it.

earmark — full definition

1. noun A mark or tag put on an animal's ear, usually a farm animal, to show something about it such as who owns it or its health.
2. noun A sign that identifies something; in old use, a mark showing who owned it.
3. noun The setting aside of money for a particular purpose.
4. noun (US) Money that Congress has set aside for one particular project.

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