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se·cu·rity (si kyo̵or′ə tē)
noun pl. securities -·ties
- the state of being or feeling secure; freedom from fear, anxiety, danger, doubt, etc.; state or sense of safety or certainty
- something that gives or assures safety, tranquillity, certainty, etc.; protection; safeguard
- protection or defense against attack, interference, espionage, etc. funds for national security
- protection or defense against escape a maximum-security prison
- procedures to provide such protection or defense
- an organization or department whose task is protection or safety, esp. a private police force hired to patrol or guard a building, park, or other area if you see an intruder, call security
- something given as a pledge of repayment, fulfillment of a promise, etc.; guarantee
- a person who agrees to make good the failure of another to pay, perform a duty, etc.; surety
- any evidence of debt or ownership; esp., a stock certificate or bond: usually used in pl.
Etymology: ME securite < L securitas < securus: see secure
adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
security
n.
Safety
protection, shelter, safety, refuge, retreat, defense, safeguard, preservation, sanctuary, ward, guard, immunity, freedom from harm, freedom from danger, redemption, salvation. A guarantee
earnest, forfeit, token, pawn, pledge, surety, bond, collateral, assurance, gage, bail, certainty, promise, warranty, pact, compact, contract, covenant, agreement, sponsor, bondsman, hostage; see also protection 2.Antonyms
doubt*, broken faith, unreliability. Stability
soundness, assurance, surety; see confidence 2.
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Preposition: of
- tenure: Security of tenure is worth a lot these days. In time of ill-health a teacher can receive full pay for six months.
Converse of object
- enhance: ComStation can enhance security by password protecting " ftp " folders on the web server.
Adjective modifier
- national: Warrants renewed on national security / economic well-being grounds are valid for a further period of six months.
Modifies a noun
- guard: Four security guards were ordered to stay inside the offices to ensure we caused no damage.
Noun used with modifier
- homeland: He will soon be leaving his position as secretary of homeland security.
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When it has left a place where we have always found it, it is like shipwreck; we drop from security into something malevolent and bottomless.
Being lost in Australia gives you a lovely feeling of security.
The dominion of the sea, as it is an ancient and undoubted right of the crown of England, so it isthe best security of the land The wooden walls are the best walls of this kingdom.
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