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buffermeaning

verb·C1·6 letters

reduce the shock or impact of something

Example sentence

Savings can buffer a family against sudden expenses.

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Levels come from the CEFR-J Vocabulary Profile v1.5 by Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and the Octanove Vocabulary Profile C1/C2 by Octanove Labs, CC BY-SA 4.0 Meanings and example sentences are written by VocaFlare.

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