to set a reserve
11Reserve — Re*serve , n. [F. r[ e]serve.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. [1913 Webster] However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is… …
12Set — (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.… …
13Set — (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.… …
14set — /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 …
15set — [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… …
16Set-aside — as a political measure was introduced by the European Union (EU) in 1988 to (i) help reduce the large and costly surpluses produced in Europe under the guaranteed price system of the Common Agricultural Policy; and (ii) to deliver some… …
17reserve — [n1] supply ace in hole*, assets, backlog, cache, capital, drop, emergency fund*, fund, hoard, insurance, inventory, nest egg*, plant, provisions, rainy day fund*, reservoir, resources, savings, stash*, stock, stockpile, store, wealth; concepts… …
18set-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… …
19reserve — ► VERB 1) keep for future use. 2) arrange for (a seat, ticket, etc.) to be kept for the use of a particular person. 3) retain or hold (a right or entitlement). 4) refrain from delivering (a judgement or decision) without due consideration or… …
20set apart — Reserve (for a particular use), appropriate, dedicate, consecrate, devote, set aside …
