PREVENTATIVE


Meaning of PREVENTATIVE in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a preventative/precautionary measure (= something done to prevent something bad )

Vaccination against disease is a sensible preventative measure.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

maintenance

These include quality small batch production, set-up reductions, preventative maintenance , production control, supplier partnerships and employee development.

It is used at full strength for immediate odour elimination, or in a 6 to 1 dilution for ongoing preventative maintenance .

Setting up and running preventative maintenance programmes and anti-virus software updates. 2.

measure

We are monitoring the entire town to find out how preventative measures can influence the way people live.

He also puts a couple of drops of lavender essence on the toe-end of his socks as a preventative measure .

You could discuss these preventative measures with your pharmacist.

In future you take preventative measures .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Iridology, however, stresses preventative medicine, catching illness in the early stages.

It is primarily preventative and treats the whole person rather than just the ailment.

MSAs would allow people to pay for routine and preventative health care out of pre-tax savings.

She wrote a one-page paper on preventative medicine, another on how stuffed animals were made.

The Ministry of Agriculture statement said that the warning had been intended as preventative advice.

These include quality small batch production, set-up reductions, preventative maintenance, production control, supplier partnerships and employee development.

This strategy would facilitate crucial improvements to preventative services such as family care centres and counselling facilities.

You can use the Alexander Technique as a preventative measure: after all, prevention is better than cure.

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