protective - Definition from the ECONOMICS topic - POLITICS

Topic: ECONOMICS

protective
adjective

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1 [only before noun] used or intended for protection:

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protective clothing

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Sunscreen provides a protective layer against the sun's harmful rays.

2 wanting to protect someone from harm or danger

protective towards

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I can't help feeling protective towards my kids.

protective of

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He's very protective of his younger brother.

3PE intended to give an advantage to your own country's industry:

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protective tariffs

—protectively adverb

—protectiveness noun [uncountable]

Definition of protective from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
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