security

[ si-kyoor-i-tee ]

/ sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti /

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noun, plural se·cu·ri·ties.

freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.

freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence.

something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense.

freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security.

precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, etc.: claims that security was lax at the embassy; the importance of computer security to prevent hackers from gaining access.

a department or organization responsible for protection or safety: He called security when he spotted the intruder.

protection or precautions taken against escape; custody: The dangerous criminal was placed under maximum security.

an assurance; guarantee.

Law.

something given or deposited as surety for the fulfillment of a promise or an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.
one who becomes surety for another.

an evidence of debt or of property, as a bond or a certificate of stock.

Usually securities. stocks and bonds.

Archaic. overconfidence; cockiness.

adjective

of, relating to, or serving as security: The company has instituted stricter security measures.

Origin of security

1400–50; late Middle English securytye, securite(e) < Latin sēcūritās. See secure, -ity

SYNONYMS FOR security

2 assurance, certainty, positiveness.

3 safeguard, safety.

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OTHER WORDS FROM security

non·se·cu·ri·ty, noun, plural non·se·cu·ri·ties. o·ver·se·cu·ri·ty, noun self-se·cu·ri·ty, noun sub·se·cu·ri·ty, noun, plural sub·se·cu·ri·ties.

Words nearby security

securities, securities and exchange commission, securities and investments board, securities exchange act, securitization, security, security analyst, security blanket, security council, security guard, security of tenure

Example sentences from the Web for securities

Minnesota-based securities brokerage and investment banking company.

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In truth, the securities were ones that Goldman already owned but which were proving iffy at best.

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Salem personally selected 40 percent of the securities from the Goldman inventory.

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And Christie, it should be noted, is himself a securities and appellate lawyer.

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This means that a comparatively limited number of debtors are called upon to sell their securities.

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He would be prudent and Europe was wide, and he meant to leave English grants and securities severely alone.

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It appears that he has borrowed money on some securities left in his charge by a client, or something of that sort.

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And suppose I had not had the securities which I have sacrificed?

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Within a year or so an aged stock-broker, named Bancroft, was robbed on the street of one hundred thousand dollars in securities.

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British Dictionary definitions for securities

security

/ (sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state of being secure

assured freedom from poverty or want he needs the security of a permanent job

a person or thing that secures, guarantees, etc

precautions taken to ensure against theft, espionage, etc the security in the government offices was not very good

(often plural)

a certificate of creditorship or property carrying the right to receive interest or dividend, such as shares or bonds
the financial asset represented by such a certificate

the specific asset that a creditor can claim title to in the event of default on an obligation

something given or pledged to secure the fulfilment of a promise or obligation

a person who undertakes to fulfil another person's obligation

the protection of data to ensure that only authorized personnel have access to computer files

archaic carelessness or overconfidence

Cultural definitions for securities

securities

Written evidence of ownership or creditorship, such as bonds and stock certificates.

Idioms and Phrases with securities

security

In addition to the idiom beginning with security

security blanket

also see:

lull into (false sense of security)

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security

noun, plural se·cu·ri·ties.

adjective

Origin of security

SYNONYMS FOR security

OTHER WORDS FROM security

Words nearby security

Example sentences from the Web for securities

British Dictionary definitions for securities

noun plural -ties

Cultural definitions for securities

Idioms and Phrases with securities

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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security

noun, plural se·cu·ri·ties.

adjective

Origin of security

SYNONYMS FOR security

OTHER WORDS FROM security

Words nearby security

Words related to securities

Example sentences from the Web for securities

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