containment
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Competition lowers costs through a competitive bidding process and by providing cost containment measures to prevent price escalation during the construction process.
It has put containment measures in place but warned residents in the village of Killin that the water is still not safe to drink.
From BBC
The pile-on proceeded to break comment section containment, spreading into blogs, magazines and network TV talk shows.
From Salon
According to critics, this symbiosis creates a scientific veneer for state violence, allowing law enforcement to brand old tactics of containment and harassment as “precise” and “data-driven.”
From Salon
Firefighters responded with a C-130 air tanker, dropped retardant and created containment lines around the fire.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
