English

Noun

setaside ‎(plural setasides)

1. An amount of money or resources put aside for a specific purpose.
   • 1992, Paula Duggan, Making sense of federal dollars (page 27)

     Setasides are stated either in dollar amounts or as a percentage of total funds; in either case, setasides are taken "off the top" of the program's funds.

See also

• earmark