to set aside money

  • 1set aside — v. (D; tr.) to set aside for (to set aside money for one s old age) * * * [ setə saɪd] (D;tr.) to set aside for (to set aside money for one s old age) …

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  • 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 …

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  • 3set aside (something) — 1. to save something for a particular purpose. It s wise to set aside some money for unexpected expenses that may come up in the future. After melting the chocolate, set it aside and beat the eggs. 2. to not allow something to influence an… …

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  • 4set-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… …

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  • 5set-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 …

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  • 6set-aside — A percentage of a municipal or corporate bond underwriting that is allocated for handling by a minority owned broker dealer firm. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * set aside ˈset aˌside noun [countable] FINANCE 1. an amount of money kept so… …

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  • 7set 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 …

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  • 8set 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… …

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  • 9set aside — 1) set aside some money each month Syn: save, put by, put aside, put away, lay by, keep, reserve; store, stockpile, hoard, stow away, cache, withhold; informal salt away, squirrel away, stash away 2) he set asi …

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  • 10set aside — phr verb Set aside is used with these nouns as the object: ↑money, ↑room, ↑verdict, ↑will …

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