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Earmark vs Affiliate - What's the difference?

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Earmark is a related term of affiliate.


In lang=en terms the difference between earmark and affiliate

is that earmark is to mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear while affiliate is to attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc; — followed by to'' or ''with .

As verbs the difference between earmark and affiliate

is that earmark is to mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear while affiliate is to adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.

As nouns the difference between earmark and affiliate

is that earmark is a mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership while affiliate is someone or something that is affiliated, or associated; a member of a group of associated things.

earmark

English

(wikipedia earmark)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.
  • (by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose.
    • You can donate to the organization as a whole, or you can earmark your contribution for a particular project.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership.
  • (US, politics) The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.
  • A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
  • * Wharton
    • Money is said to have no earmark .
  • * Burrow
    • A set of intellectual ideas have earmarks upon them, no tokens of a particular proprietor.

    Coordinate terms

    * (US politics) phonemark

    References

    * http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?earmark

    See also

    * expenditure * porkbarrel

    affiliate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something that is affiliated, or associated; a member of a group of associated things.
    • The local channel was an affiliate of a national network.

    Verb

    (affiliat)
  • To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
  • * I. Taylor
    • Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?
  • To fix the paternity of; — said of an illegitimate child.
    • to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another
  • To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
  • * H. Spencer
    • How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?
  • To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; — followed by to'' or ''with .

    • Derived terms

    * affiliate with * affiliate to * affiliation