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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
set-aside
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ However, the star performance came from the consultants' programme on first wheat after set-aside.
▪ The 30 % set-aside did not apply to city contracts awarded to minority-owned prime contractors.
▪ The administration has imposed a three-year moratorium on federal minority set-aside programs.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
set-aside

1943, from verbal phrase (early 15c.); see set (v.) + aside (adv.).

Wiktionary
set-aside

a. 1 that has or have been set aside 2 taken out of agricultural production 3 reserved or booked in advance n. 1 something that is set aside for a specific purpose 2 (''Britain and Europe'') land that has been taken out of agricultural production to reduce crop surpluses

WordNet
set-aside

adj. reserved in advance [syn: booked, engaged, set-aside(p)]

Wikipedia
Set-aside

Set-aside was a scheme introduced by the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1988 (Regulation (EEC) 1272/88), to (i) help reduce the large and costly surpluses produced in Europe under the guaranteed price system of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); and (ii) to deliver some environmental benefits following considerable damage to agricultural ecosystems and wildlife as a result of the intensification of agriculture.

Usage examples of "set-aside".

Set-asides were conceived to help local minority-owned firms compete with underwriting giants such as Merrill Lynch.

Recently the Fanjuls discovered the benefits of minority set-aside programs.

With their infernal racial set-asides, racial quotas, and race norming, liberals share many of the Klan’s premises.

With their infernal racial set-asides, racial quotas, and race norming, liberals share many of the Klan's premises.