1.suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc;
a book not appropriate for children
2.appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
3.meant or adapted for an occasion or use;
a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty
4.suitable and fitting;
the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing
5.being of striking appropriateness and pertinence;
the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images
1.give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause;
I will earmark this money for your research
2.take possession of by force, as after an invasion;
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants