protection
🇺🇸
/prəˈtekʃn/
🇬🇧
/prəˈtekʃn/
noun
B2
keeping someone or something safe from harm
Wearing a helmet gives protection for your head.
B2
something that keeps you safe
The wall provided good protection from the wind.
R
insurance that pays if something bad happens
This insurance gives protection if your house burns down.
R
helping local businesses by taxing foreign goods
The new law gives protection to local farmers.
R
paying criminals to not harm your business
Some shops pay for protection from gangs.
translation
keeping someone or something safe from harm; something that keeps you safe; insurance that pays if something bad happens; helping local businesses by taxing foreign goods; paying criminals to not harm your business
Word Forms
Plural
protections