Another word for preservation
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Noun
The careful guarding of an asset
- (Management) The executives of an organisation, especially senior executives.
- The act, manner, or practice of managing; handling, supervision, or control:
- (Uncountable, management) Administration; the process or practice of managing.
- (Archaic) Management of domestic affairs, resources, etc.
- The prudent management or conservation of resources
- Careful, thrifty management; thrift; frugality
- Preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect:
- The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of wildlife and of natural resources such as forests, soil, and water.
- The official care, protection, or management of natural resources
- (Brit.) A commission authorized to supervise a forest, river, or port
- (--- Chiefly British) A commission supervising fisheries and navigation.
- Conservation, especially of natural resources.
See also:The act or a means of defending
- A room or division of a hospital set apart for a specific class or group of patients
- Any person under another's protection or care
- A means of defense or protection
- Any material or structure used for protection against radiation
- A person or thing that provides protection.
- A heavy metal screen attached to an artillery piece for the protection of the gunners
- Measures adopted to prevent escape:
- Procedures to provide such protection or defense
- Protection or defense against escape
- A protective stipulation, as in a contract.
- (--- Now Rare) A convoy or guard
- Something that provides protection against attack, loss, or injury, as:
- The title held by Oliver Cromwell (1653-58) and his son Richard (1658-59), during the British Protectorate
- One who protects; a guardian.
- A device that protects; a guard.
- Something that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially the use of a condom.
- Payment made by racketeers to officials or law enforcement to avoid arrest or prosecution.
- One that protects:
- Something that gives protection; a safeguard:
- The act or duty of guarding; careful watch; wariness; defense; protection
- Protection; watch:
- A fact or law that provides a full or partial exoneration of the defendant against the charges or claims made in a lawsuit or prosecution.
- Something that defends; means of or resources for protection
- Justification or support by speech or writing; vindication
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Another word for preservation
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- The process of preserving something by cooling.
- (Medicine) The cooling of the body for therapeutic purposes.
- The process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
- A village in Nova Scotia
- The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a sealed jar or can).
- The act, process, or work of putting foods in cans or jars for preservation
- An instance of processing something in brine or other solution.
- The action of the verb to sugar.
- The process of making or processing of sugar or related products.
- The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.
- The art or process of making leather from hides
- The act of making fair skin brown, as by exposure to the sun
- The act by which something is cured.
- The cost of keeping goods stored
- The charging or regenerating of a storage battery.
- (Computers) The part of a computer that stores information for subsequent use or retrieval.
- The cost of such maintenance.
- The act of keeping up buildings, equipment, etc.; maintenance
- Maintenance in proper operation, condition, and repair.
- Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
- Reservation for future use; preservation
- The act of holding, guarding, maintaining, or supporting:
- Any reduction in expense, time, labor, etc.
- (--- Usage Problem) An amount of money saved:
- A reduction in expenditure or cost.
- (Law) The act of interfering unlawfully in a suit between others by helping either party, as by giving money, to carry it on
- A maintaining or being maintained; upkeep, support, defense, etc.; specif., the work of keeping a building, machinery, etc. in good repair
- Means of support or sustenance; livelihood
- A wise use of natural resources.
- The official care, protection, or management of natural resources
- The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of wildlife and of natural resources such as forests, soil, and water.
- Payment made by racketeers to officials or law enforcement to avoid arrest or prosecution.
- Something that lowers the risk of pregnancy or infection, especially the use of a condom.
- One that protects:
- A device designed to prevent accidents, as a lock on a firearm preventing accidental firing.
- A catch or locking device on a firearm that prevents it from firing
- The quality or condition of being safe; freedom from danger, injury, or damage; security
- Measures adopted to prevent escape:
- Measures adopted, as by a business or homeowner, to prevent a crime such as burglary or assault:
- Procedures to provide such protection or defense
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