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.

OTHER WORDS FOR security

2 assurance, certainty, positiveness.

3 safeguard, safety.

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Origin of security

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English securytye, securite(e), from Latin sēcūritās; see origin at secure, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM security

non·se·cu·ri·ty, noun, plural non·se·cu·ri·ties.o·ver·se·cu·ri·ty, nounself-se·cu·ri·ty, nounsub·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

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How to use security in a sentence

India banned TikTok over security concerns despite the 200 million users in the country.
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Washington wants assurance that TikTok’s data collection practices aren’t a threat to national security.
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It makes registration significantly easier, but state registration websites can be compromised in cases where web security protocols are not up to date.
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Last month I wrote about how building an outdoor fort can give kids a sense of security and purpose in these uncertain times.
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TikTok has fixed four security bugs in its Android app that could have led to the hijacking of user accounts.
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This is a blow against freedom of speech, we were told, by the likes of Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson.
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A Charlie Hebdo reporter said that security provision had been relaxed in the last month or so and the police car disappeared.
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It opens with Huckabee's dramatic recollection of going through security at the airport.
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Security officials told Agence France-Presse that the gas station manager said he had recognized the two men.
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“There is a heavy security presence but nothing has changed,” agrees Father Javier.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This treacherous sort of calm, we thought, might forbode a storm, and we did not allow it to lull us into security.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He said nothing, however, to the friends he had in view to put up the money and that necessary security.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The promoters went his security and put up the cash into the bargain, and he went back to the publishing house victorious.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Her knowledge of native headgear was not extensive, so this measure of extra security did not surprise her.
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This state of security proved a fortunate circumstance, as many of the poor women were at the same time in a state of pregnancy.
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British Dictionary definitions for security

security

/ (sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state of being secure

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

a person or thing that secures, guarantees, etc

precautions taken to ensure against theft, espionage, etcthe 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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security blanket

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lull into (false sense of security)

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