Main entry: protection, tribute
Definition: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
Usage: every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection
Main entry: protection
Definition: the activity of protecting someone or something
Usage: the witnesses demanded police protection
Main entry: trade protection, protection
Definition: the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
Usage: he made trade protection a plank in the party platform
Main entry: aegis, auspices, protection
Definition: kindly endorsement and guidance
Usage: the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council
Main entry: protection, protective cover, protective covering
Definition: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
Usage: they had no protection from the fallout; wax provided protection for the floors
Main entry: security, protection
Definition: defense against financial failure; financial independence
Usage: his pension gave him security in his old age; insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness
Main entry: protection, shelter
Definition: the condition of being protected
Usage: they were huddled together for protection; he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home