set by

verb

set by; setting by; sets by

transitive verb

: to set apart for future use

Synonyms of set by

• dedicate
• devote
• set apart
• save
• give up (to)
• set aside

Examples of set by in a Sentence

I have set by the earnings from my weekend job to use as vacation money.

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, their rates are reviewed and set by local commissions, whose members are either elected or appointed by officials such as the mayor or city council. —John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026

But city council members' salaries are set by city ordinance and cannot be changed during their terms in office. —Brian Maass, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026

Attorneys for both sides were working on a settlement agreement but were unable to do so by the March 12 deadline set by an administrative law judge for the state. —Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026

The new policy, set by the California Natural Resources Agency, aims to start healing the harm caused by the state’s actions to bar tribes from their homelands and criminalize their cultural and land management practices. —Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1601, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for set by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny