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protection
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin pr?tecti? (“a covering over”), from Latin pr?t?ctus, perfect passive participle of pr?tegere (“to protect, cover in front”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???t?k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
protection (countable and uncountable, plural protections)
- The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
- The state of being safe.
- A means of keeping or remaining safe.
- A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
- (insurance) Coverage.
- Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
- (obsolete) A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
- (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
- (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
Derived terms
Related terms
- protect
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French protection, from stem of Late Latin pr?tecti? (“a covering over”), from Latin pr?t?ctus, perfect passive participle of pr?tegere (“to protect, cover in front”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.t?k.sj??/
Noun
protection f (plural protections)
- protection
Related terms
Further reading
- “protection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- picoteront
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upkeep
English
Etymology
up +? keep
Noun
upkeep (usually uncountable, plural upkeeps)
- Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.
- I would enjoy having a swimming pool, but I don't want to deal with the upkeep.
- […] it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land, which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates.
Translations
Verb
upkeep (third-person singular simple present upkeeps, present participle upkeeping, simple past and past participle upkept)
- (transitive, Britain) To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair.
- Do you know how to upkeep a boat?
Translations
Anagrams
- keep up
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