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security
[ si-kyoor-i-tee ]
noun
- freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence.
Synonyms: , ,
- something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
security
/ ɪˈʊəɪɪ /
noun
- 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
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDzȴ·۾·ٲ noun plural nonsecurities
- v··۾·ٲ noun
- -·۾·ٲ noun
- ܲȴ·۾·ٲ noun plural subsecurities
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with security , also see lull into (false sense of security) .Example Sentences
He made the comments after losing his latest legal challenge against the government over his security - a decision which he says has left him vulnerable to threats on his life.
They also showed screenshots of a call with the head of security which took place around a week ago.
Prince Harry said the King "won't speak to me because of this security stuff", but that he did not want to fight anymore and did "not know how much longer my father has".
The Duke of Sussex has lost a legal challenge over the levels of security he and his family are entitled to while in the UK.
Crypto critics say it's too unregulated, volatile and prone to security issues and fraud to be safe for users.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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