set-aside

set-aside
/set"euh suyd'/, n.
1. something, as land or profits, set aside for a particular purpose.
2. a tract of federal lands set aside as a wildlife refuge, oil exploration site, etc.
3. 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.
4. a 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.
5. a government contract awarded, as to a minority-owned business, without competitive bidding.
adj.
6. pertaining to or constituting a set-aside: set-aside provisions of the new law.
[1940-45; n., adj. use of v. phrase set aside]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Set-aside — as a political measure was introduced by the European Union (EU) in 1988 to (i) help reduce the large and costly surpluses produced in Europe under the guaranteed price system of the Common Agricultural Policy; and (ii) to deliver some… …   Wikipedia

  • set aside — vt 1: to disagree with and overturn (a decision or act of a lower tribunal) upon review: overrule vacate set aside the decree 2: to deprive of legal effect or force: annul void may set aside the contract …   Law dictionary

  • set aside — Ⅰ. ► set aside 1) save or keep for a particular purpose. 2) annul (a legal decision or process). Main Entry: ↑set Ⅱ. ► set aside 1) temporarily remove (land) from agricultural production …   English terms dictionary

  • set-aside — ☆ set aside [set′ə sīd΄ ] n. something set aside or reserved, as by the government, for a specific purpose, for the use or benefit of a particular group, etc …   English World dictionary

  • set-aside — set a.side n [U and C] 1.) BrE an arrangement in the European Union in which a government pays farmers to leave some of their fields empty, in order to avoid producing too much of a crop and to keep the price higher 2.) an arrangement in the US… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • set aside — /ˌset ə saɪd/ verb to decide not to apply a decision ● The arbitrator’s award was set aside on appeal …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • set-aside — n. Something, such as an amount of money that is reserved for some particular later use. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …   Law dictionary

  • set aside — verb 1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause (Freq. 6) I will earmark this money for your research She sets aside time for meditation every day • Syn: ↑allow, ↑appropriate, ↑earmark, ↑reserve …   Useful english dictionary

  • set aside — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms set aside : present tense I/you/we/they set aside he/she/it sets aside present participle setting aside past tense set aside past participle set aside 1) to keep or save something from a larger amount or… …   English dictionary

  • set-aside — A percentage of a municipal or corporate bond underwriting that is allocated for handling by a minority owned broker dealer firm. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * set aside ˈset aˌside noun [countable] FINANCE 1. an amount of money kept so… …   Financial and business terms

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”