precautionary

2 definitions • 3 examples

intended to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous from happening:

The company has withdrawn the drug as a precautionary measure.

Hospital staff are stressing the tests are purely precautionary and say the chances of anyone catching the disease are a million to one.

done or used to try and protect a person or thing from something dangerous or harmful:

As a precautionary measure, she moved her money to another account.