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(Entry 1 of 2)
as in assistance, aid
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set aside
phraseSynonyms & Antonyms of set aside (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to keep or intend for a special purpose
- He set aside $100 a month for a down payment on a car.
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2
to put an end to by formal action
- The company set aside the old strict dress code and allowed employees to dress a little more casually.
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3
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
- The professional organizer helped us set aside anything we didn't need or want anymore.
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- cashier,
- cast (off),
- chuck,
- deep-six,
- discard,
- ditch,
- dump,
- eighty-six
- (or 86),
- exorcise
- (also exorcize),
- fling (off or away),
- jettison,
- junk,
- lay by,
- lose,
- pitch,
- reject,
- scrap,
- shed,
- shuck (off),
- slough (off)
- also sluff (off),
- throw away,
- throw out,
- toss,
- unload
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4
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
- She set aside her wedding dress in case her own daughter might want to wear it some day.
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The first known use of set-aside was in 1943
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