Dictionary definition · shelter
noun
- a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- the condition of being protected"they were huddled together for protection"
- a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
- temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
verb
- provide shelter for"After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
- invest (money) so that it is not taxable
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).