security plural
se·cu·ri·ty
The plural form of security is securities
S sDefinitions
- 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
- 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