set
verb
uk/set/ ussetting | set | set [ T ]
to arrange or decide on something:
set a date/time Have you set a time for the next meeting?
set a price/rate Individual franchises set their own prices.
set sth at sth The initial annual bonus rate has been set at 6.75%.
Have they set a deadline for applications?
set a limit (on sth) The government has set new limits on spending.
The state should look for a better way to set annual salaries.
We must continue to set clear priorities.
[ T ]
to state a goal or standard that people should try to achieve:
set a goal/target/standard
When it comes to safety, we will set high standards and enforce them.
[ T ]
to give someone a task or piece of work to do, or tell them what they must achieve:
set sb sth She was set the task of looking for ways to cut costs.
set sb a goal/target/challenge Analysts said the bank had set itself a tough target of increasing its revenues by 6% per annum.
set up shop
COMMERCE informal
to start a new business:
They left for Switzerland and set up shop in Geneva.
See also
offset
setback
set-off
Phrasal verbs
set about sth
set sth (off) against sth
set sth aside
set sb back (sth)
set sth/sb back
set sth down
set sth forth
set sth off
set out
set sth out
set up
set sb up
set sth up
set
noun
uk/set/ usa group of similar things that belong together in some way:
a set of sth We have laid out a set of principles to help leaders translate their values into actions.
See also
skill set
set
adjective
uk/set/ us [ before noun ]
fixed or never changing:
a set price/amount
There is no set date for the announcement.
[ after verb ]
ready or likely to happen:
be set to do sth Fears that interest rates are set to rise have knocked stock markets around the world.
Two new factories are set to open next year.
be set for sth The euro could even be set for a rapid recovery.