Definitions for "Earmarking"
Keywords:  divorce, pension, spouse, whereby, ssi
An option on divorce for the settling of pension rights, whereby a percentage of the pension benefit is set aside for the ex-spouse, also known as deferred maintenance. back
An order of the Court when a member of an occupational pension scheme or personal pension scheme divorces, directing the trustees or managers to pay some or all of the member's benefits to the ex-spouse at the time they become payable to the member.
A process through which some of the pension benefits due to a member are paid to his/her ex-spouse, as directed by a court at the time of their divorce.
Occurs when a contributor writes a check to, for example, the Democratic National Committee in response to a solicitation and designates through a notation on the check the name of a candidate for whom the contribution is intended. In this case, the DNC acts as a "conduit" and must identity the contribution and the contributor in federal disclosure reports.
Keywords:  cattle, sheep, politics, mark, century
An earmark has different meanings in the fields of public finance and US politics. The term dates to the 16th century, originally referring to cuts or marks in the ears of cattle and sheep made as a mark of ownership.
Dedicating appropriations for a particular purpose.
The designation of a specific amount of funds in an appropriations bill or a direct revenue source for a particular project or entity.