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setout

setout

4.4
A neat arrangement of items for display or easy use
  • noun
translation icon : disposición
  • The farmer's setout of fresh produce at the market attracted many customers eager to buy.

Examples

  • Diversion rates for yard trimmings are high in San Jose because the program allows unlimited setouts of grass clippings, leaves, brush, and small branches.

    Academic text (1999)
  • They arranged a thoughtful setout of picnic supplies on the blanket for their family outing.

  • Before the art festival, the organizers prepared a beautiful setout of sculptures and paintings for the exhibition.

Synonyms

arrangement
vssetout
135 2.7

The way things are placed or organized in a place

is used for arranging items specifically for display or presentation
layout
vssetout
128 3.5

The way the parts of something are arranged, like on a page or in a room

is broader, used for arranging objects for display or general use
configuration
vssetout
107 4.8

How parts are arranged in something, like furniture or a machine

is about arranging items for show or use rather than technical patterns
setup
vssetout
55 3.0

How things are arranged or planned so they work together

is focused on preparing items for display and presentation rather than general planning
set-out
vssetout
  • Specialized
3.9

The arrangement of text and images on a page or screen

is more general, covering displays and organizing items beyond pages

Antonyms

1.0

A situation in which things are untidy and confused

1 5.6

To make things untidy or cause confusion

How Organized

layout
128 3.5
arrangement
135 2.7
setout
4.4
exhibition
136 3.3
to display
439 1.9
to pile
255 1.2

Surface Forms

setout singular
setouts plural

Morphology

setout = set + out (transparent) = set + out

Directly derived from 'set out' in the sense 'arrange or display', which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Setout comes from the phrase set out, where set means 'to place' and out means 'arranged'. A setout is what you get when items are put neatly for use or display, which is why it means an arrangement or display of things.