The difference between Assign and Earmark
When used as nouns, assign means an assignee, whereas earmark means a mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership.
When used as verbs, assign means to designate or set apart something for some purpose, whereas earmark means to mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.
check bellow for the other definitions of Assign and Earmark
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
Examples:
"to assign a day for trial"
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To appoint or select someone for some office.
Examples:
"to assign counsel for a prisoner"
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To allot or give something as a task.
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To attribute or sort something into categories.
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Assign as a verb (transitive, legal):
To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.
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Assign as a verb (transitive, programming):
To give (a value) to a variable.
Examples:
"We assign 100 to x."
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Assign as a noun:
An assignee.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
An assignment or appointment.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
A design or purpose.
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Earmark as a verb (transitive):
To mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.
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Earmark as a verb (transitive, by extension):
To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate.
Examples:
"You can donate to the organization as a whole, or you can earmark your contribution for a particular project."
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Earmark as a noun:
A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership.
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Earmark as a noun (US, politics):
The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.
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Earmark as a noun:
A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.