put aside
Reserve for later
Put aside means to save or reserve something for later use: I put aside a little money each month.
It also means to temporarily ignore or disregard: Let's put aside our differences and focus on the problem.
The phrase suggests deliberate postponement—setting something to the side rather than dealing with it now.
Designate for specific purpose
- set byReserved for later use
- allocateDesignate for specific use
- keep backRestrain or retain
- holdMaintain in grasp
retain · dedicate · designate · save · sequester · ring-fence · preserve · withhold
Delay to later time
- delayEnforced waiting period
- shelveSuspend or store
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- hold offDelay or resist
suspend · adjourn · set back · reschedule · push back · stall · park · backburner
Hidden reserve
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- lay awayDeferred purchase arrangement
accumulate · tuck away · keep · warehouse · lay up · amass · collect · gather
Willful lack of attention
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- discountReduced price offered
- abandonLeave behind permanently
table · waive · drop · let go · forget · brush off · dispense with · relinquish
Designate for specific purpose
- allocateDesignate for specific use
- apportionDivide into portions
- designateFormally select or name
- reserve fundsMoney saved for emergencies
commit · appropriate · ring-fence · provision · assign · allot · save for · fund
earmark
Designate for specific purpose
hold · retain · dedicate · designate · save · sequester · ring-fence · preserve · withhold · hold back
postpone
Delay to later time
hold off · suspend · adjourn · set back · reschedule · push back · stall · park · backburner · mothball
stash
Hidden reserve
lay away · accumulate · tuck away · keep · warehouse · lay up · amass · collect · gather · secrete
disregard
Willful lack of attention
abandon · table · waive · drop · let go · forget · brush off · dispense with · relinquish · suppress
earmark
Designate for specific purpose
reserve funds · commit · appropriate · ring-fence · provision · assign · allot · save for · fund · capitalize
- sidelinedbenched, shelved, sidetracked, on hold, relegated
- stashstash, hoard, stockpile, cache, store
- unusedunused, idle, untouched, vacant, empty
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- fresh startfresh start, new beginning, clean slate, starting over, do-over
put asidethrow away
Remove as unwanted
discard · throw out · get rid of · dispose of · toss
put, aside, putting, puts, putter, putters, putted, cast aside, step aside