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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024set-a•side (set′ə sīd′),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentsomething, as land or profits, set aside for a particular purpose.
- Governmenta tract of federal lands set aside as a wildlife refuge, oil exploration site, etc.
- Government, Agriculturea tract of farmland on which commercial crops or a specific crop will not be grown, as part of a federal plan to decrease production in order to maintain or increase prices.
- Governmenta specified amount or percentage of an industry's production set aside, esp. for government use:Ten percent of gasoline production is a set-aside for emergency use by the state.
- Governmenta government contract awarded, as to a minority-owned business, without competitive bidding.
adj. - pertaining to or constituting a set-aside:set-aside provisions of the new law.
- noun, nominal, adjective, adjectival use of verb, verbal phrase set aside 1940–45
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