earmarking vs stipulation

earmarking

noun
  • An earmark (identifying mark on the ear of an animal). 

  • An earmark (funding designation). 

stipulation

noun
  • Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement. 

  • The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules. 

  • The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement. 

  • A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves. 

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