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New American Oxford Dictionary

set-aside

set-a side |sɛt əˈsaɪd | noun 1 the policy of taking land out of production to reduce crop surpluses. land taken out of production in this way: he has fifty acres of set-aside. 2 a government contract awarded without competition to a minority-owned business. 3 a portion of funds or other resources reserved for a particular purpose: a set-aside for library services for Native Americans.

 

Oxford Dictionary

set-aside

set-aside noun 1 [ mass noun ] the policy of taking land out of production to reduce crop surpluses. land taken out of production under the set-aside policy: he has fifty acres of set-aside. 2 US a government contract awarded without competition to a minority-owned business. 3 US a portion of funds reserved for a particular purpose.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

set-aside

s t-as de 名詞 U C 1 (ある目的で政府などが確保した )保留物 .2 (EUによる過剰農産物対策のための )休耕計画 .3 (女性 マイノリティ所有の企業の )保護政策 .