safeguarding

safeguarding is the present participle and gerund of safeguard.

Noun

safeguarding (countable and uncountable, plural safeguardings)

Synonym of protection.
- The necessity of contractual safeguardings in PPPs was emphasized by most interview partners.2018, Thomas S. Konrad, Management Control in Public-Private Partnerships, page 305
Synonyms:

protection
(Ireland, UK, formal) Policies and actions for the protection of children and vulnerable adults.
- We cannot have a culture that sees safeguarding as a separate add-on. It needs to be part of our DNA, as an expression of our love for one another and our commitment to the Gospel.2022 October, Past Cases Review 2, National Safeguarding Steering Group of the Church of England, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2024, page 4

safeguard (third-person singular simple present safeguards, present participle safeguarding, simple past and past participle safeguarded)

To protect, to keep safe.
- She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.
(Ireland, UK, broadly) To implement safeguarding.
To escort safely.

plural	safeguardings

What does safeguarding mean?: Safeguarding means synonym of protection.
What is safeguarding the present participle and gerund of?: Safeguarding is the present participle and gerund of safeguard.
What part of speech is safeguarding?: Safeguarding is a noun.
What is the plural of safeguarding?: The plural of safeguarding is safeguardings.

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