ALL meanings of security
se·cu·ri·ty
S s - noun security freedom from risk 1
- noun security freedom from care 1
- noun security protection 1
- noun security freedom from want 1
- noun security precautions against theft 1
- noun security assurance 1
- noun security law: deposit 1
- noun security rent damage deposit 1
- noun security stocks, bonds 1
- noun security finance: proves stock ownership 1
- noun plural security freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety. 1
- noun plural security freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence. 1
- noun plural security something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. 1
- noun plural security freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security. 1
- noun plural 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. 1
- noun plural security a department or organization responsible for protection or safety: He called security when he spotted the intruder. 1
- noun plural security protection or precautions taken against escape; custody: The dangerous criminal was placed under maximum security. 1
- noun plural security an assurance; guarantee. 1
- noun plural security 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 security an evidence of debt or of property, as a bond or a certificate of stock. 1
- noun plural security Usually, securities. stocks and bonds. 1
- noun plural security Archaic. overconfidence; cockiness. 1
- adjective security of, relating to, or serving as security: The company has instituted stricter security measures. 1
- uncountable noun security Security refers to all the measures that are taken to protect a place, or to ensure that only people with permission enter it or leave it. 0
- uncountable noun security A feeling of security is a feeling of being safe and free from worry. 0
- uncountable noun security If something is security for a loan, you promise to give that thing to the person who lends you money, if you fail to pay the money back. 0
- noun plural security Securities are 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
- noun security the state of being secure 0
- noun security assured freedom from poverty or want 0
- noun security a person or thing that secures, guarantees, etc 0
- noun security precautions taken to ensure against theft, espionage, etc 0
- noun security a certificate of creditorship or property carrying the right to receive interest or dividend, such as shares or bonds 0
- noun security the financial asset represented by such a certificate 0
- noun security the specific asset that a creditor can claim title to in the event of default on an obligation 0
- noun security something given or pledged to secure the fulfilment of a promise or obligation 0
- noun security a person who undertakes to fulfil another person's obligation 0
- noun security the protection of data to ensure that only authorized personnel have access to computer files 0
- noun security carelessness or overconfidence 0
- noun security the state of being or feeling secure; freedom from fear, anxiety, danger, doubt, etc.; state or sense of safety or certainty 0
- noun security something that gives or assures safety, tranquillity, certainty, etc.; protection; safeguard 0
- noun security protection or defense against attack, interference, espionage, etc. 0
- noun security protection or defense against escape 0
- noun security procedures to provide such protection or defense 0
- noun security 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 0
- noun security something given as a pledge of repayment, fulfillment of a promise, etc.; guarantee 0
- noun security a person who agrees to make good the failure of another to pay, perform a duty, etc.; surety 0
- noun security any evidence of debt or ownership; esp., a stock certificate or bond 0
- adjective security of, designating, or serving as security 0