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setout

setout

6.2
A clear plan that shows goals and main parts of a report
  • noun
translation icon : exposición
  • Her report included a clear setout of the methods used to gather data and analyze results.

Examples

  • The committee presented a detailed setout of the project's objectives and methodologies at the meeting.

  • Before starting the project, he created a comprehensive setout outlining every step needed to achieve their goals.

  • Weekly setout participation rates measured early in the program averaged 38 percent for compostables.

    Academic text (1999)

  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Consistent residential participation in recycling setout programs supports Lancaster's 1,200 ton/day MRF.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

set-out
vssetout
  • Formal
4.4

A clear statement of facts, reasons or plans

outlines aims, methods, and structure for a report or project

Antonyms

confusion
389 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

ambiguity
57 6.3

A lack of clear meaning that allows people to understand it in different ways

How Detailed

blueprint
  • Archaic
75 3.9
plan
∞ 1.0
setout
6.2
statement
  • Formal
∞ 1.3
outline
59 2.7
note
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

setout singular
setouts plural

Morphology

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

Derived from the phrasal verb 'set out' meaning 'state or arrange', but the nominalized single-word form may not be immediately recognized by learners.

Etymology

Setout comes from the simple phrase set out, where set means 'to put' and out means 'in view' or 'made clear'. So a setout is something that 'puts your aims or plan in order', which is why it means a clear statement or outline of goals and methods.