Set-aside Definition
sĕtə-sīd
noun
Something set aside or reserved, as by the government, for a specific purpose, for the use or benefit of a particular group, etc.
Webster's New World
A program requiring that a percentage of government procurement contracts be reserved for disadvantaged businesses.
American Heritage
Something, such as an amount of money, that is reserved for some particular later use.
Webster's New World Law
(Britain and Europe) Land that has been taken out of agricultural production to reduce crop surpluses.
Wiktionary
verb
To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding.
Webster's New World Law
adjective
That has or have been set aside.
Wiktionary
Taken out of agricultural production.
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