English–French

“earmark” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/destine/

Example

J'ai destiné ces économies à nos prochaines vacances.

I earmarked these savings for our next vacation.

Illustration for destiner (earmark)

How to say “earmark” in French

“Earmark” in French is destiner.

A resource or person is marked out for a particular use, recipient, or future role.

Full entry for destiner: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with destiner

Nous avons destiné ces fonds au soutien des associations.

We allocated these funds to supporting associations.

Tips for using destiner

  • The usual construction is destiner something to someone or something, with the direct object before à.

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