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safety net

noun

  1. a large net rigged between a person, as a trapeze performer, and the ground as protection in a fall.

  2. something that provides a margin of protection or security.

    the safety net of federal credit for financial institutions.



safety net

noun

  1. a net used in a circus to catch high-wire and trapeze artistes if they fall

  2. any means of protection from hardship or loss, such as insurance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • safety-net adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of safety net1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

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For people who rely on their policies as a safety net, “that defeats the whole purpose of insurance,” he added.

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It’s now on the front lines of this massive war against our social safety net.

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Opposition leader Yair Lapid said that he supported reaching an agreement, and had told US officials that Netanyahu had a "safety net from me" for a hostage deal and an end to the war.

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Healthy democracies have a strong social safety net that helps to prevent and alleviate poverty and other forms of social inequality.

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With the safety net of a quarter-final place already assured, they will road-test against, on world ranking at least, their strongest opponents so far.

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