n.
1.the activity of protecting someone or something
2.a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
3.defense against financial failure
4.the condition of being protected
5.kindly endorsement and guidance
6.the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
7.payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
Idiom of the Day
highway robbery
an extremely high price for something
The price that we had to pay for the theater tickets was highway robbery.
