set-aside betydelse and definition

Betydelse av set-aside på svenska

• 0 the act of paying farmers in order not to grow crops on areas of land, or land of this type

• 1 a part of an amount of government money that must be used to give work to businesses owned by women or minorities (= group who have a different race, culture, or religion to most other people):

  • The federal government has made available set-aside programs for small companies.

• 2 an amount of money kept for a special purpose:

  • A £70m set-aside is included in a 48% rise in its provisions for bad and doubtful debts.

• 3 a system in the European Union in which farmers are paid not to use part of their land in order to reduce the amount of a crop on the market or control prices:

  • The EU was being urged to halt set-aside in order to boost grain production.