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SET SET noun [uncountable]

COMPUTING secure electronic transfer a way of buying and paying for goods on the Internet that allows the safe exchange of personal and financial information

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set UK US /set/ verb (setting, set, set)

► [T] to arrange or decide on something: set a date/time »Have you set a time for the next meeting?
set a price/rate »Individual franchises set their own prices.
set sth at sth »The initial annual bonus rate has been set at 6.75%.
»Have they set a deadline for applications?
set a limit (on sth) »The government has set new limits on spending.
»The state should look for a better way to set annual salaries.
»We must continue to set clear priorities.

► [T] to state a goal or standard that people should try to achieve: »set a goal/target/standard
»When it comes to safety, we will set high standards and enforce them.

► [T] to give someone a task or piece of work to do, or tell them what they must achieve: set sb sth »She was set the task of looking for ways to cut costs.
set sb a goal/target/challenge »Analysts said the bank had set itself a tough target of increasing its revenues by 6% per annum.

● set up shop — Cf. set up shop

→ See also OFFSET(Cf. ↑offset), SETBACK(Cf. ↑setback), SET-OFF(Cf. ↑set-off), SET ABOUT STH(Cf. ↑set about sth), SET STH (OFF) AGAINST STH(Cf. ↑set sth against sth), SET STH ASIDE(Cf. ↑set sth aside), SET SB BACK (STH)(Cf. ↑set sb back ), SET STH/SB BACK(Cf. ↑set sth/sb back), SET STH DOWN(Cf. ↑set sth down), SET STH FORTH(Cf. ↑set sth forth), SET STH OFF(Cf. ↑set sth off), SET STH (OFF) AGAINST STH(Cf. ↑set sth against sth), SET OUT(Cf. ↑set out), SET STH OUT(Cf. ↑set sth out), SET UP(Cf. ↑set up), SET SB UP(Cf. ↑set sb up), SET STH UP(Cf. ↑set sth up)

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set UK US /set/ noun

► a group of similar things that belong together in some way: a set of sth »We have laid out a set of principles to help leaders translate their values into actions.

→ See also SKILL SET(Cf. ↑skill set)

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set UK US /set/ adjective

► [before noun] fixed or never changing: »a set price/amount
»There is no set date for the announcement.

► [after verb] ready or likely to happen: be set to do sth »Fears that interest rates are set to rise have knocked stock markets around the world.
»Two new factories are set to open next year.
be set for sth »The euro could even be set for a rapid recovery.

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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Synonyms:

Put, place, plant, station, locate, Decline, sink, go down (as the sun), Regular, formal, established, prescribed, settled, appointed, ordained, Suit, assortment, collection / Value, estimate, rate, prize / Plant, transplant / Stud, adorn, variegate / Embarrass, perplex, pose / Impart, attach, join with, add to / Write, note / Oppose / Offer for sale, expose / Contrive, produce / Sharpen, bring to an edge / Fix, establish, settle, appoint, Concrete, congeal, solidify, harden, consolidate, Determined, firm, unyielding, obstinate, fixed, stiff, positive, Group, school, class, sect, party, knot, division, cluster, company, clique, coterie / Replace (as a broken bone) / Stake, wager, risk, Flow, run, tend, Predetermined, fixed beforehand, Attitude, position, posture / Regulate, adjust, adapt, Plant, Immovable, fixed / Stud, variegate, adorn, Placed, put, located, fixed / Place, place upright, cause to sit, put, rest, Regular, well-arranged / Arrange, dispose, station, post / Fix, determine / Prescribe, appoint, assign, predetermine

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set — set … Dictionnaire des rimes
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something … Universalium
set — [ sɛt ] n. m. • 1893; mot anglais I ♦ Anglic. Manche d un match de tennis, de ping pong, de volley ball. Gagner le premier set. Partie de tennis en cinq sets. Balle de set, qui décide du gain du set. II ♦ Set ou set de table : ensemble des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
set — Ⅰ. set [1] ► VERB (setting; past and past part. set) 1) put, lay, or stand in a specified place or position. 2) put, bring, or place into a specified state. 3) cause or instruct (someone) to do something. 4) give someone (a task) … English terms dictionary
set — [set] vt. set, setting [ME setten < OE settan (akin to Ger setzen & Goth satjan < Gmc * satjan), caus. formation “to cause to sit” < base of SIT] 1. to place in a sitting position; cause to sit; seat 2. a) to cause (a fowl) to sit on… … English World dictionary
set*/*/*/ — [set] (past tense and past participle set) verb I 1) [T] to put someone or something in a position, or to be in a particular place or position Tea s ready, he told them and set down the tray.[/ex] She set the baby on the floor to play.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. i. 1. To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end. [1913 Webster] Ere the weary sun set in the west. Shak. [1913 Webster] Thus this century sets with little mirth, and the next is likely … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — has 464 separate definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary, the most of any English word; its full definition comprises 10,000 words making it the longest definition in the OED. Set may refer to:In mathematics and science:*Set (mathematics), a … Wikipedia
Set! — jeu de société Trouverez vous les 4 sets ? (solution en bas de page) {{{licence}}} Auteur Marsha Falco Éditeur … Wikipédia en Français

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