ALL meanings of securities
se·cu·ri·ty
S s - noun,plural securities finance 1
- noun plural securities freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety. 1
- noun plural securities freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence. 1
- noun plural securities something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. 1
- noun plural securities freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security. 1
- noun plural securities 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. 1
- noun plural securities a department or organization responsible for protection or safety: He called security when he spotted the intruder. 1
- noun plural securities protection or precautions taken against escape; custody: The dangerous criminal was placed under maximum security. 1
- noun plural securities an assurance; guarantee. 1
- noun plural securities 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. 1
- noun plural securities an evidence of debt or of property, as a bond or a certificate of stock. 1
- noun plural securities Usually, securities. stocks and bonds. 1
- noun plural securities Archaic. overconfidence; cockiness. 1
- adjective securities of, relating to, or serving as security: The company has instituted stricter security measures. 1
- noun plural securities stocks, shares, bonds, or other certificates that you buy in order to earn regular interest from them or to sell them later for a profit 0
- modifier securities of or relating to securities 0
- noun securities Securities are financial or investment instruments that are bought and sold. 0