set-aside
Saved for later
Set-aside refers to something reserved for a specific purpose or group.
Government programs may include set-asides for small businesses or minority contractors: The contract included a 15% set-aside for veteran-owned companies.
In agriculture, a set-aside is land withdrawn from production, often to control supply or protect the environment.
The term functions as both noun and adjective: set-aside funds, set-aside acreage.
Designate for specific purpose
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- reserveSupply kept back
designation · appropriation · carve-out · ring-fencing · provision · tranche · share · portion
Formal surrender of rights
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- carve-outExempted portion or provision
- exceptionDeviation from standard
relief · opt-out · derogation · immunity · privilege · concession · bypass · workaround
Delaying to later
- delayEnforced waiting period
- tablingDeferring formal discussion
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
holdover · deferment · back-burner · mothballing · rescheduling · adjournment · stay · continuance
Limited land-use privilege
- preserveProtect from loss
- greenspaceVegetated public land
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
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Designate for specific purpose
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- apportionmentDivision into shares
- quotaFixed assigned amount
reserve · designation · appropriation · carve-out · ring-fencing · provision · tranche · share · portion · assignment
waiver
Formal surrender of rights
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- carve-outExempted portion or provision
exception · relief · opt-out · derogation · immunity · privilege · concession · bypass · workaround
postponement
Delaying to later
suspension · holdover · deferment · back-burner · mothballing · rescheduling · adjournment · stay · continuance · moratorium
easement
Limited land-use privilege
- preserveProtect from loss
- greenspaceVegetated public land
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- farm policyfarm policy, farm subsidies, crop insurance, farm loans, crop subsidies
- procurementprocurement, purchasing, purchase order, bidding, subcontract
- record clearingexpungement, clean slate, sealed records, sealing, expunction
- budgetingbudget, budgets, budget app, budget template, budget allocation
- farm termsbarn, silo, tractor, livestock, hay baling
- land usezoning ordinances, suburban sprawl, land management, arable land, industrial
set-asideunreserved
Not held back
unallocated · uncommitted · open · available · accessible
set, settle, setting, aside, settlement, sets, settling, settler, unsettled