safety net

noun

: something that provides security against misfortune or difficulty

Examples of safety net in a Sentence

The program provides a safety net for people who have lost their jobs.

Recent Examples on the Web

After hearing from Californians, Hilton noted, CPUC had concluded that AT&T had not shown there were reliable replacements that could serve as a safety net for some communities. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Among the systems most at risk are Los Angeles County and Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, two of the nation’s largest public health care providers and indispensable safety nets for millions of Californians. — Dave Cortese, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

This strategic move, while providing a safety net, risks limiting Micron's future upside if memory prices continue to climb beyond today's elevated levels. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

French startup Momentum Technologies showed off its LifePods at VivaTech and Eurosatory 2026 recently, deployable shelters designed to keep people alive when the usual safety nets – power, shelter, emergency services – stop working. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for safety net

• electrojet
• plantagenet
• videlicet
• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• binet
• briquette