: something that provides security against misfortune or difficulty
Example Sentences
The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.
Recent Examples on the WebThe patients left the hospital and fell through the safety net like sand. Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 The tax increases were meant to fund an economic plan to transform the nation's social safety net and combat climate change. Cnn Staff, CNN, 2 Mar. 2022 By and large, travelers have been willing to commit to travel only on short notice, often amid the safety net of lower case volumes. Nikki Ekstein, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2022 Washington – House Democrats have taken President Biden's first-term domestic policy priorities and dropped them into one big 2,465-page bill that aims to expand the nation's social safety net and combat climate change. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2021 Loaning money is a great way to invest in something with monthly cash flow with the safety net of real estate. Kevin Amolsch, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 While the money invested in a franchise is still at risk if the business fails, brand name recognition and franchisor support offer more of a safety net than establishing an unknown brand. Mae Anderson, ajc, 6 Aug. 2022 Measures such as increasing benefits to retirees and unemployed people that the IMF advises China to adopt would shore up its social-safety net. Stella Yifan Xie And James T. Areddy, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Without the safety net of legal abortions, a lot of people are thinking harder on contraception. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 July 2022 See More