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Definitions of security:

noun: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
Example: "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
Example: "The watch dog gave her a feeling of security"
noun: a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers
Example: "The head of security was a former policeman"
noun: defense against financial failure; financial independence
Example: "His pension gave him security in his old age"
noun: property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation
Example: "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
noun: the state of being free from danger or injury
Example: "We support the armed services in the name of national security"
noun: an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in

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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to security: (138 results)
Synonyms:
certificate, protection, security measures, security system

More general:
asset, bravery, department, electrical device, fearlessness, guarantee, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document, precaution, safeguard, safety, section, transferred possession, transferred property, warrant, warranty

More specific:
agency security, collateral, confidence, convertible, convertible security, coverage, deposit, earnest, government security, hedge, hedging, insurance, letter security, listed security, mortgage-backed security, otc security, over the counter security, partnership certificate, peace, proprietorship certificate, public security, recognisance, recognizance, registered security, scrip, secureness, shelter, stock certificate, stock, unlisted security, zero-coupon security

Antonyms:
crowded, insecurity

Often used in the same context:
secure, freedom, ity, protect

Appears in the definition of:
assured, back up, bank guard, bid price, classify, conditional sale, conversion, counterintelligence, declassified, defense, defense department, department of defense, derivative, derivative instrument, dispossessed, distraint, distress, dod, endorser, face value, fica, field press censorship, government bond, hard time, home, homeless, indemnify, insecure, investment letter, leveraged buyout, loan office, long-dated, microdot, mortgage, naked option, nato, nominal value, noncallable bond, nonsensitive, north atlantic treaty organization, offer price, par value, patrol, patrolling, pawn, pawnbroker, pawnbroker's shop, pawning, pawnshop, pawn ticket, pledge, police, private security force, recourse, refuge, resort, roofless, securities market, security director, security force, sensitive, shiplaster, short-dated, social security administration, social security number, stock exchange, stock market, stock power, stop-loss order, stop order, un, unclassified, uneasy, unguaranteed, united nations, unrestricted, unsafe, unsecured, zero-coupon bond

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