Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Conservation, especially of natural resources.
  • noun An organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats in the United States.
  • noun Chiefly British A commission supervising fisheries and navigation.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of preserving; conservation; preservation: as, the conservancy of forests.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Conservation, as from injury, defilement, or irregular use.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The conservation of a resource
  • noun An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources
  • noun UK A commission that deals with fishery and navigation
  • noun US, law A state in which a company is allowed to continue trading without incurring any new financial liabilities or disposing of any assets

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
  • noun the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.

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Examples

  • The conservancy is a nonprofit based in Cold Spring, N.Y., and the tours, which drew more than 75,000 people last year, are its largest fund-raiser.

    The Gates Swing Open to Secret Gardens 2010

  • The conservancy is a nonprofit based in Cold Spring, N.Y., and the tours, which drew more than 75,000 people last year, are its largest fund-raiser.

    The Gates Swing Open to Secret Gardens 2010

  • Water shortages may also occur in the Tapakuma conservancy, which is partly supplied by pumping from the Pomeroon river.

    Water profile of Guyana 2008

  • The conservancy is a little bit smaller than Rhode Island; about 3,200 people live within its boundaries.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • The conservancy is a nonprofit group that helps maintain the park.

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • The conservancy is a volunteer organization dedicated to the creation of the Willow Waterhole Greenway Project, which is part of the flood control district's Project Brays.

    chron.com Chronicle 2010

  • Chuck Skypeck, co-owner of Ghost River, said teaming with the conservancy is a no-brainer because beer is 90 percent water, and the brewery's ability to craft good beer relies directly on Wolf River water the conservancy is helping sustain.

    The Memphis Daily News 2009

  • The conservancy is a land trust that seeks permanent protection of forest, agricultural, riparian and scenic lands in the Rogue Basin and surrounding areas.

    MailTribune.com Latest Headlines 2008

  • The area we were in was a "conservancy", around 150 square kilometres of bushland managed by the locals.

    unknown title 2009

  • A percentage of sales will support the nature conservancy.

    composite - French Word-A-Day 2010

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