setaside

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A form of set-aside — Something (especially money) that is set aside for a specific purpose.

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Meanings

nounsetaside (plural setasides)

plural setasides

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of set-aside.

    Setasides are stated either in dollar amounts or as a percentage of total funds; in either case, setasides are taken "off the top" of the program's funds.

    1992, Paula Duggan, Making sense of federal dollars, page 27

Origin

Deverbal from set aside.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

setaside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setaside

MLA

“setaside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setaside. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setaside,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setaside.

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