SINCE 1828
set-aside
noun
\ ˈset-ə-ˌsīd
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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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set-aside
noun
English Language Learners Definition of set-aside
: something that is saved and used for a particular purpose
especially, US
: a program that requires jobs, money, etc., to be saved for people who have not been given as much as others in the past
: 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
: a piece of land on which the crop is not grown
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