Safety Net Definition

noun
A net suspended as beneath circus aerialists to catch them if they fall.
Webster's New World
A guarantee, as of professional, physical, or financial security.
The safety net of a generous pension plan.
American Heritage
Any protection against failure or loss.
Webster's New World

(figuratively, by extension) Anything, such as a governmental program, that provides security against extreme disadvantage or misfortune.

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Noun

Singular:
safety net
Plural:
safety-nets

Safety Net Sentence Examples

  • Three times a night, she went through her act, looping the loop without a safety net.

  • It provides a safety net for the least fortunate.

  • On this point the comparison group have a different other safety net.

  • It is called being an adult and is good training for when you leave the safety net of university.

  • They were outraged at tightened game laws and the loss of the social safety net of common pasture and woodland.

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