Definition of setback
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a checking of progress
4 : a placing of a face of a building on a line some distance to the rear of the building line or of the wall below also : the area produced by a setback
5 : automatic scheduled adjustment to a lower temperature setting of a thermostat
6 : the distance of a structure or other feature (such as a well or septic system) from the property line or other feature
set back
verbset back; setting back; sets back
Definition of set back (Entry 2 of 2)
2 : cost a new suit will set you back $200
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The first known use of setback was in 1600
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