Definition for set-aside - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	set-aside (set-aside) noun 1 [mass noun] the policy of taking land out of production to reduce crop surpluses: government subsidies could be an alternative to set-aside [as modifier]: grants for providing public access to set-aside land land taken out of production under the set-aside policy: he has fifty acres of set-aside 2US a government contract awarded without competition to a minority-owned business. 3US a portion of funds reserved for a particular purpose.		Search results in the dictionary set something aside in set¹ More results » More words in this category bran bush fallow coulter cow cocky first fruits fly strike hedgerow infertile morgen nosebag pole barn shaw 1 shear snigging chain stew 2 stock-proof swathe 1 tilth virgin queen yearling Nearby Words set phrase set piece set play set point set screw set scrum set shot set square set theory set-aside set-in set-net set-off set-to set-top box set-up seta setback Seth