Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or constituting a precaution.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Advising precaution; containing or expressing precaution.
- Taking precautions; characterized by previous caution: as, precautionary measures.
- noun A precaution; a preliminary measure taken for prudential reasons.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or serving as a
precaution - noun obsolete A
precaution .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure
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Examples
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But 69% of toxicologists rejected this precautionary approach to chemical regulation, and only 23% rated Europe's regulatory system, which is based on this precautionary principle, as superior to our own.
Stop The Fearmongering Over Cancer Robert Lichter 2010
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PARKER: We do have what we refer to as precautionary and recommended.
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Anne Tarrant requested a police presence, which she described as a precautionary measure because of the events from the July meeting.
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Bob Miller, the Kings' play-by-play announcer since 1973 and a Hockey Hall of Fame media honoree, is scheduled to undergo what he called a precautionary surgical procedure on
latimes.com - News 2010
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An additional short-term precautionary IMF facility may be necessary as a standing facility offering liquidity available under preannounced rules.
Beyond the Crash Gordon Brown 2010
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This is called the precautionary principle, otherwise known as better safe than sorry.
The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009
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"The pilot wants to land here and make what he calls a precautionary cheek.
Rat Race Francis, Dick 1970
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In IMF parlance, that makes the loan "precautionary" -- meant to prevent financial fires rather than douse them once ignited.
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In IMF parlance, that makes the loan "precautionary" -- one meant to prevent financial fires rather than douse them once ignited.
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During the financial crisis, the IMF did develop two new lines of credit called the precautionary and flexible credit lines.
Portugal's Options to Avoid Bailout Dwindle Patricia Kowsmann 2011
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