I. phrasal
1. : to put to one side : discard
2. : to set apart for a purpose : reserve , save
set aside part of the weekly income
set the yolks aside to be used later in the sauce
3. : to reject from consideration
objections were set aside as trivial
4. : annul , overrule
the verdict was set aside by a higher court
5. : exclude , except
setting aside the question of financing the project
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: from set aside, v.
: a required reserving and earmarking of a commodity (as food) up to a specified quantity or percentage of production for a particular purpose especially by governmental order for the use of the military, for housing, or for veterans ; also : a quantity so set aside