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set-a·side (s

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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.

set-aside

(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

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Adj.

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

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