" set-aside "

1: as in assistance, aid;

•  Synonyms : 

•  aid,

•  assistance,

•  block grant,

•  grant-in-aid,

•  allocation,

•  allotment,

•  annuity,

•  appropriation,

•  entitlement,

•  grant,

•  subsidy,

•  subvention,

•  foreign aid,

•  relief,

•  state aid,

•  advance,

•  allowance,

•  benefit,

•  bequest,

•  endowment,

•  fund,

•  legacy,

•  stipend,

•  trust,

•  trust fund

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to keep or intend for a special purpose;

  * e.g., " ... He set aside $100 a month for a down payment on a car. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  allocate,

•  consecrate,

•  dedicate,

•  devote,

•  earmark,

•  give up (to),

•  reserve,

•  save,

•  set by

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to put an end to by formal action;

  * e.g., " ... The company set aside the old strict dress code and allowed employees to dress a little more casually. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abate,

•  abolish,

•  abrogate,

•  annul,

•  avoid,

•  cancel,

•  disannul,

•  dissolve,

•  invalidate,

•  negate,

•  null,

•  nullify,

•  quash,

•  repeal,

•  rescind,

•  roll back,

•  strike down,

•  vacate,

•  void

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to get rid of as useless or unwanted;

  * e.g., " ... The professional organizer helped us set aside anything we didn't need or want anymore. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cashier,

•  cast (off),

•  chuck,

•  deep-six,

•  discard,

•  ditch,

•  dump,

•  eighty-six,

•  exorcise,

•  fling (off or away),

•  jettison,

•  junk,

•  lay by,

•  lose,

•  pitch,

•  reject,

•  scrap,

•  shed,

•  shuck (off),

•  slough (off),

•  throw away,

•  throw out,

•  toss,

•  unload

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)