SET-ASIDE


Meaning of SET-ASIDE in English

/set"euh suyd'/ , n.

1. something, as land or profits, set aside for a particular purpose.

2. a tract of federal lands set aside as a wildlife refuge, oil exploration site, etc.

3. a tract of farmland on which commercial crops or a specific crop will not be grown, as part of a federal plan to decrease production in order to maintain or increase prices.

4. a specified amount or percentage of an industry's production set aside, esp. for government use: Ten percent of gasoline production is a set-aside for emergency use by the state.

5. a government contract awarded, as to a minority-owned business, without competitive bidding.

adj.

6. pertaining to or constituting a set-aside: set-aside provisions of the new law.

[ 1940-45; n., adj. use of v. phrase set aside ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .