noun
Meaning 1
A place of safety or refuge.
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Phrase guide
safe haven
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noun
Meaning 2
A protected zone in a country, especially one designated for members of an ethnic or religious minority.
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noun
Meaning 3
An investment that would lose little of its value in the event of a stock market crash.
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noun
Meaning 4
A financially secure offshore bank or country during times of extreme uncertainty, or when domestic banks are suspected of becoming insolvent.
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noun
Meaning 5
The hours of the day when it is permissible for broadcasting radio stations in the United States to broadcast profanity over radio waves without fear of retribution from the FCC.
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Georgian: უსაფრთხო თავშესაფარი (usaprtxo tavšesapari) — refuge
- Georgian: უსაფრთხო ნავსაყუდელი (usaprtxo navsaq̇udeli) — refuge
- German: sicherer Rückzugsort — refuge
- German: Zufluchtsort — refuge
- German: Zufluchtsstätte — refuge
- Irish: tearmann — refuge
- Italian: rifugio — refuge
- Polish: bezpieczna przystań — refuge
- Portuguese: refúgio — refuge
- Polish: bezpieczna przystań — investment that would lose little of its value
- Polish: obszar chroniony — protected zone in a country
- Polish: bezpieczna przystań — financially secure offshore bank
- Polish: bezpieczny czas antenowy — the hours of the day