set sth up
— phrasal verb with set uk/set/us/set/verb present participle setting, past tense and past participle set
B1 to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc.:
A committee has been set up to organize social events for the students.
She plans to set up her own business.
They've set up a fund for victims of the earthquake.
B2 to arrange for an event or activity to happen:
We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.
The government has agreed to set up a public enquiry.
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- They have set up a helpline for bullied children.
- I set up my business in 1995.
- We have set up a new system for recording invoices.
- The church committee was set up many years ago.
- I'm trying to set up a judo club.
- We set up a meeting between the brothers.
- They set up a series of workshops.
- I managed to set up an appointment for her to see a psychologist.
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- liquidator
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- official receiver
- organic growth
- receivership
- shut (sth) down
- spin
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