"safety cushion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: safety cushions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} safety cushion (plural safety cushions)
  1. (figuratively) An amount of money set aside to face contingencies; money saved for a rainy day. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: financial cushion Translations (Translations): appeltje voor de dorst [neuter] (Dutch), säästöt pahan päivän varalle (Finnish), matelas de sécurité [masculine] (French), poire pour la soif [feminine] (French), poduszka finansowa [feminine] (Polish), поду́шка безопа́сности (podúška bezopásnosti) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-safety_cushion-en-noun-I1E3CYvT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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