set-aside (redirected from set-asides)

set-a·side (st-sd)

n.

1. Something, such as land or a certain percentage of profits, that is set aside for a specific purpose.

2. A federal program requiring that a certain percentage of government funds and contracts be reserved for businesses owned by women and members of minority groups.

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set-aside

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)

a.  (in the European Union) a scheme in which a proportion of farmland is taken out of production in order to reduce surpluses or maintain or increase prices of a specific crop

b.  (as modifier) set-aside land

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

set-aside - reserved in advance booked, engaged reserved - set aside for the use of a particular person or party

Translations

set-aside [ˈsetəsaɪd] N (Agr) → retirada f de tierras, abandono m de tierras
set-aside land → tierra f en barbecho