set aside

set-a·side

Pam has included in her monthly budget to set aside a portion of her paycheck for retirement.

verb

To set aside is to put something off until later or to reserve it for a specific purpose.

An example of set aside is when you have a project that isn't due for a month and you decide to first work on projects that are due next week.
An example of set aside is to save $5 a week for a future vacation.

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set-aside

something set aside or reserved, as by the government, for a specific purpose, for the use or benefit of a particular group, etc.

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set-aside

noun

Something, such as land or a certain percentage of profits, that is set aside for a specific purpose.
A program requiring that a percentage of government procurement contracts be reserved for disadvantaged businesses.

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Noun

(plural setasides)

An amount of money or resources put aside for a specific purpose.

Noun

something that is set aside for a specific purpose
(Britain and Europe) land that has been taken out of agricultural production to reduce crop surpluses

Adjective

(not comparable) (used only before the noun)

that has or have been set aside
taken out of agricultural production
reserved or booked in advance

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set-aside - Investment & Finance Definition

A federal contract that only small businesses or minority-owned firms may bid on.

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set-aside - Legal Definition

Something, such as an amount of money, that is reserved for some particular later use.

set aside

To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding.

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