set-aside

set-a·side

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [set uh-sahyd]
- /sɛt əˈsaɪd/
- /set əˈsaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [set uh-sahyd]
- /sɛt əˈsaɪd/

Definitions of set-aside word

noun set-aside something, as land or profits, set aside for a particular purpose. 1
noun set-aside a tract of federal lands set aside as a wildlife refuge, oil exploration site, etc. 1
noun set-aside a 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. 1
noun set-aside a specified amount or percentage of an industry's production set aside, especially for government use: Ten percent of gasoline production is a set-aside for emergency use by the state. 1
noun set-aside a government contract awarded, as to a minority-owned business, without competitive bidding. 1
adjective set-aside pertaining to or constituting a set-aside: set-aside provisions of the new law. 1

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Origin of set-aside

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; noun, adj. use of verb phrase set aside

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Parts of speech for Set-aside

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Set-aside

set-aside popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.