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shelter

noun
  1. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
  2. protective covering that provides protection from the weather
  3. temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
  4. a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
    tax shelter
  5. the condition of being protected
    protection
verb
  1. invest money so that it is not taxable
    “They sheltered their profits in an offshore bank.”
  2. provide shelter for
    “After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people”