sets aside

Saves for later

Sets aside means to reserve something for later use or a specific purpose: She sets aside money each month for emergencies, The court sets aside time for public comment.

It also means to disregard or dismiss temporarily: Let's set aside our differences and focus on the problem.

In legal contexts, to set aside a verdict or ruling is to nullify or overturn it.

saving

reserve

Supply kept back

rainy day fund · stash · stockpile · squirrel away · hoard · bank · deposit · accumulate · amass · put away

reserving

book

Bound written work

block off · earmark · designate · allocate · claim · dedicate · assign · commit · appropriate

deferring

postpone

Delay to later time

  • delayEnforced waiting period
  • tableHorizontal furniture surface
  • shelveSuspend or store

put off · hold off · suspend · defer · adjourn · stall · mothball · back-burner · procrastinate · pause

disregarding

ignore

Refuse to notice

bypass · suspend · bracket · table · discount · discard · shelve · park · drop · let go

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resource allocation

sets asidespends

Pays out funds

uses up · consumes · depletes · exhausts · blows

attention and priority

sets asideaddresses

Locations for correspondence

tackles · confronts · deals with · takes up · prioritizes

legal/judicial action

sets asideupholds

Supports or affirms

affirms · sustains · confirms · validates · maintains

Family

set, aside, sets, setting, setter, setters, reset, resets, resetting

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