Security
[sɪ'kjʊərətɪ] or [sə'kjʊrəti]
Definition
(noun.) measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; 'military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising'.
(noun.) a guarantee that an obligation will be met.
(noun.) freedom from anxiety or fear; 'the watch dog gave her a feeling of security'.
(noun.) a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; 'the head of security was a former policeman'.
(noun.) defense against financial failure; financial independence; 'his pension gave him security in his old age'; 'insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness'.
(noun.) property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; 'bankers are reluctant to lend without good security'.
(noun.) a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; 'he held several valuable securities'.
(noun.) the state of being free from danger or injury; 'we support the armed services in the name of national security'.
Edited by Lilian--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
(n.) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty.
(n.) Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.
(n.) Freedom from risk; safety.
(n.) That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard; defense.
(n.) Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge.
(n.) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation.
(n.) An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Safety.[2]. Protection, safeguard, defence, guard, bulwark, palladium.[3]. Pledge, pawn, deposit, surety, stake.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Pledge, guarantee, warranty, protection, safeguard, pawn, deposit, bond,defence, guard, shelter, safety, certainty, ease, assurance, carelessness,confidence
ANT:Parole, word, understanding, honor, defencelessness, exposure, danger, peril,insecurity, uncertainty, care, anxiety, precariousness
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Examples
- Let us not, through security in hereafter, neglect the present. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He spoke of the state of England; the necessary measures to be taken to ensure its security, and confirm its prosperity. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Convinced of his security from Persia, Pericles spent the war hoard of the allies upon the beautification of his city. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Gold, then as now, was the most precious and therefore most portable, security. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- That the power, and consequently the security of the monarchy, may not be weakened by division, it must descend entire to one of the children. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- They must have a sense of security, but not a conceit of superiority. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But allowing the colony security to be perfectly good, ?100, payable fifteen years hence, for example, in a country where interest is at six per cent. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- You have shown yourself a mighty fighter, and we do not wish to manacle you, so we hold you both in the easiest way that will yet ensure security. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Her fear had been too deep, too absorbing, too entire, to be changed to security. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- You found that, and you placed them in my hands--a legal friend of yours--for security. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I am prepared to leave it with you as my security. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- If taken out for exportation, to be duty-free; proper security being always given that they should be so exported. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- He _spoke_ of apprehension and anxiety, but his countenance expressed real security. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- He knows the security; but thou mayst show him this ring for a token. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- A rotation of this kind seems alone a sufficient security against any practices which cannot be avowed. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Consols; for so it was that Becky felt the Vanity of human affairs, and it was in those securities that she would have liked to cast anchor. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They appear to be lists of Stock Exchange securities. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- His securities are bound in one thousand pounds to the society, which they will pay, but we are like to lose the rest. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- It has always been said that my father stole all the securities and fled. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- With dismay and anger they heard Jesus sweeping away their dear securities. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- All the partnership books and papers must remain in our possession; all your books and papers; all money accounts and securities, of both kinds. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- So, Watson, said he, suddenly, you do not propose to invest in South African securities? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Brummell, Alvanly, and Worcester agreed to raise thirty thousand pounds on their joint securities. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I suppose that none of these securities have been found among the property of the dead man? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- We believed, my mother and I, that he and it, with the securities that he had taken with him, were at the bottom of the sea. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- But Miss Rugg, environed by the majesty of the law, and having her damages invested in the public securities, was regarded with consideration. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- There may be some door-keeper or attendant-- Ah yes, they keep a permanent guard there on account of the value of the securities that they hold. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The tin box must be returned to him, but, of course, the securities which Peter Carey has sold are lost forever. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Have you endeavoured to trace any of the securities here mentioned? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She vaguely supposed that, to raise the first sum, he had borrowed on her securities; but this was a point over which her curiosity did not linger. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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