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1Set-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… …
2set 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 …
3set-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… …
4set 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 …
5set-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 …
6set-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… …
7set aside — /ˌset ə saɪd/ verb to decide not to apply a decision ● The arbitrator’s award was set aside on appeal …
8set-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 …
9set 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 …
10set 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… …
