Definition of protection

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  • protection is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • protection is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • protection is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of protection

  • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence (noun)

    Examples

    1. every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection

    Synonyms

    1. tribute
  • a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury (noun)

    Examples

    1. they had no protection from the fallout
    2. wax provided protection for the floors

    Synonyms

    1. protective cover
    2. protective covering
  • defense against financial failure; financial independence (noun)

    Examples

    1. insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness

    Synonyms

    1. security
  • the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition (noun)

    Examples

    1. he made trade protection a plank in the party platform

    Synonyms

    1. trade protection
  • kindly endorsement and guidance (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. aegis
    2. auspices
  • the condition of being protected (noun)

    Examples

    1. they were huddled together for protection
    2. he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home

    Synonyms

    1. shelter
  • the activity of protecting someone or something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the witnesses demanded police protection

See definition of protection in Merriam Webster