containment

Definition

  • noun: the act of preventing the spread of something
  • noun: the act, process, or means of 'containing'

Examples

  • trying to achieve cost 'containment' [=trying to prevent costs from becoming too high]

  • The company's hazardous waste 'containment' plan is being reviewed.

  • The government needs to adopt a 'containment' strategy.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Were those claw marks always there? Do you think it...? Oh, God. She has an implant in her back. I can track it from the control room. We have an asset out of containment. Put ACU on alert. This is not a drill. Even though I didn't meet him until I was ... I definitely consider Carl to be (..)
    2015 Jurassic World
  • (..) Is he okay? - Are you okay? - He's just being dramatic. Are you still building? We planned to open in May... but Asset Containment insisted we build the walls up higher. It's bigger than expected. It's a good sign. We hit a few speed bumps early on. It began to anticipate where (..)
    2015 Jurassic World