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

Hochul’s FutureWorks Commission is due to deliver proposals by the end of December on job training and placement, job quality, the social safety net and support for small businesses. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Jared Walczak, a senior fellow at the Tax Foundation, acknowledged California’s higher social safety net spending. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Europe’s social safety net has been on an unsustainable path for decades, and economists and some politicians have warned for years that the bill would eventually come due. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

When attackers can compromise both the primary environment and the safety net meant to restore it, keeping them out is no longer the end of the story. — Michael Wu, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 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