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adverb · 2 senses

in reserve; not for immediate use

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Examples

  • started setting aside money to buy a car
  • put something by for her old age
  • has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day

Word relationships

Synonyms

aside, away

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Princeton WordNet 3.0