set-aside
noun
ˈset-ə-ˌsīd 
1
: something (such as a portion of receipts or production) that is set aside for a specified purpose
2
: a program requiring a percentage of opportunities (as for jobs or funding) to be reserved for an underrepresented group
Word History
First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
set aside
transitive verb
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
set-asides
noun
as in subsidies
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- subsidies
- grants
- entitlements
- allocations
- grants-in-aid
- subventions
- assistances
- annuities
- appropriations
- block grants
- funds
- allotments
- endowments
- aids
- state aids
- stipends
- bequests
- legacies
- benefits
- allowances
- trust funds
- foreign aids
- advances
- trusts
- reliefs