buffer
Example Sentences
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She wears her headphones all day, giving her a buffer from the noise around her.
From BBC
One tool he is using is buffered exchange-traded funds, which seek to smooth out market swings.
“Japan will no longer have a buffer, if you will,” she said, adding that it would face direct pressure from the Chinese navy.
The best practice is to add between 5% and 10% to your budget as a buffer to protect against price spikes and emergency expenses.
From MarketWatch
The buffer, introduced in 2018 in an effort to ensure systemic stability in the banking system, is set twice annually based on household debt, asset imbalances and other financial trends and risks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
