Definition of set–aside
1 : something (such as a portion of receipts or production) that is set aside for a specified purpose
2 : a program requiring a percentage of opportunities (as for jobs or funding) to be reserved for an underrepresented group
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1943
First Known Use of set–aside
1943
SET–ASIDE Defined for English Language Learners
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: something that is saved and used for a particular purpose; especially : a program that requires jobs, money, etc., to be saved for people who have not been given as much as others in the past
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: a plan in the European Union in which farmers are paid not to grow a certain crop on a piece of land so that the price for that crop will not decrease too much
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: a piece of land on which the crop is not grown
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