set sth aside

set sth aside
UK US set sth aside
Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set)
FINANCE to save something, especially money, for a special purpose: »

Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets aside $20 million.

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The budget sets aside enough money to provide a 3.5% pay raise for the city's roughly 1,800 non-union employees.

LAW if a judge or court sets aside a previous decision or judgment, they state that it does not now have any legal effect, usually because they consider it to have been wrong: »

The Court of Appeal set aside his conviction.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • ˌset sth aˈside — phrasal verb 1) to keep or save something from a larger amount or supply in order to use it later Have you set aside some money for your child s education?[/ex] 2) to not let a particular feeling, opinion, or belief influence you, in order to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 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 — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • SET — See: Securities Exchange of Thailand See: Stock Exchange of Thailand * * * 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 and business terms

  • set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • aside — 1 adverb 1 move/step aside to move, step etc to the side: I stepped aside just in time, and the car whizzed past. 2 put/set/leave sth aside a) to save part of an amount of money: I ve been setting aside a little money each week for our holiday.… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • aside*/ — [əˈsaɪd] adv I aside from except for[/ex] Aside from hanging about in the street, there s nothing for kids to do here.[/ex] leave sth aside to deliberately not consider something[/ex] Let s leave aside the issue of money.[/ex] move/step aside to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • aside — a|side1 W3S3 [əˈsaıd] adv 1.) kept to be used later ▪ I ve been setting aside a few pounds each week. ▪ One of the rooms was set aside for a yoga class. ▪ Try to set aside a few hours a week for exercise. ▪ Could you put this cake aside for me? 2 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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