avoidance
/əˈvɔɪdəns/ noun [U]Definition
› the practice of avoiding something: Health insurance companies who have been showing very healthy profits have engaged in very serious risk avoidance.avoidance of sth The state requires that employers instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions. → See also tax avoidance
(Definition of avoidance noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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