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security en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/sɪˈkjoːɹɪtɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard) pour–poor merger
(Southern-England) audio
[səˈkjɝɪɾi] (General-American)
[səˈkjʊɹɪɾi] (General-American)
[sɪˈkjʉːɾɪte] (Scotland)
/sɪˈkjʊəɹɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/sɪˈkjʉɾɪte/ (Scotland)
/sɪˈkjɵːɹɪtɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
(US) audio
/səˈkjɝ.ɪti/ (General-American) cure–fir merger
/səˈkjʊɹ.ɪti/ (General-American)
/sɪˈkjɔːɹəti/ (Received-Pronunciation) pour–poor merger

Etymology

From secure + -ity, from Middle English securite, from Middle French securité (modern sécurité), from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus (“safe, secure”), from sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”); see cure. Similar to Latin sine cūrā (“without care, carefree”), which led to English sinecure. Doublet of surety.

Meanings

(uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
- Chad always carries a gun for his own security.
- Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard, / From firm security. c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii]:
- Was there no way to provide for the Safety of Britain, or the Security for its Trade, but by the French Kings turning his own Arms to beat his Grandſon out of Spain? 1711 December 8 (Gregorian calendar), [Jonathan Swift], “The Eighth Article of the Grand Alliance”, in The Conduct of the Allies, and of the Late Ministry, in Beginning and Carrying on the Present War, 4th edition, London: […] John Morphew […], published 1711, →OCLC, pages 73–74:
- The pink blanket gives little Mary lots of security.
- An earthly paradise, where, free from care and toil, they could live on the sweet fruits of a delightful garden, and where birds and beasts frisked about them in fearless security. 1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 51:
(countable) Something that secures.
(countable, uncountable) An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
- The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty. 2012 December 14, Simon Jenkins, “We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 2, page 23:
- […] Going through security I held her for so long / She finally looked at me in love and she was gone 1977, Graham Nash, “Just a Song Before I Go”, in CSN, performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash:
- From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away. 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
- Pamela works in security.
(countable, uncountable) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
(countable, uncountable) Freedom from apprehension.
(countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.
(countable, uncountable) Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
(countable, uncountable) Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
- Near-synonym: collateral
(countable, uncountable) A guarantee.
- As to Perſons of Quality, they give Security to appropriate a certain Sum for each Child, ſuitable to their Condition; and theſe Funds are always managed with good Husbandry and the moſt exact Juſtice. 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Of the Inhabitants of Lilliput; […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput), pages 106–107:
- Those who lent him money lent it on no security but his bare word. 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Carelessness; negligence.
- He means, my lord, that we are too remiss, Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security, Grows strong and great in substance and in power. 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
securities	Number=Plur		lexicographic
secuerity		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

Antonyms

insecurity

Deriveds

Synonyms

pledge (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · security · surety (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · protection (something that secures) · collateral · guarantee (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · safety (condition of not being threatened)

Translations (284)

es garantía (something that secures) · kk кепілдік (finance: tradeable financial asset) · ru надёжность (condition of not being threatened) · grc ἀσφάλεια (condition of not being threatened) · uk гара́нтія (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · fi vakuus (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ka უშიშროება (condition of not being threatened) · ar كَفَالَة (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · be бясьпе́чнасьць (condition of not being threatened) · oc seguretat (condition of not being threatened) · uk гара́нтія (something that secures) · et turvalisus (condition of not being threatened) · fy feilichheidstsjinst (organization or department responsible for providing security) · sv trygghetskänsla (condition of not being threatened) · sq siguri (condition of not being threatened) · ar حِمَايَة (something that secures) · ru це́нная бума́га (finance: tradeable financial asset) · az təhlükəsizlik (condition of not being threatened) · ja セキュリティー (something that secures) · fa-ira اَمان (condition of not being threatened) · de Sicherheit (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · mk сигурност (condition of not being threatened) · es seguranza (organization or department responsible for providing security) · ckb ئاشتی (condition of not being threatened) · el ασφάλεια (condition of not being threatened) · cmn 保安 (condition of not being threatened) · es seguridad (something that secures) · cs záruka (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · fr sécurité (something that secures) · cs ostraha (organization or department responsible for providing security) · eo sekureco (condition of not being threatened) · hi ज़मानत (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ja 保証 (finance: tradeable financial asset) · hy ապահովություն (condition of not being threatened) · es resguardo (something that secures) · fa-ira وَثیقِه (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · eo valorpapero (finance: tradeable financial asset) · ko 보안 (condition of not being threatened) · hu biztonság (condition of not being threatened) · fi turva (legal: freedom from apprehension) · ja 抵当 (finance: tradeable financial asset) · es seguranza (condition of not being threatened) · bg безопа́сност (condition of not being threatened) · mi haumarutanga (condition of not being threatened) · lv drošība (condition of not being threatened) · ur حِفاظَت (condition of not being threatened) · es título valor (finance: proof of ownership of investment instruments) · km សន្តិសុខ (condition of not being threatened) · uz bexatarlik (condition of not being threatened) · es título valor (finance: tradeable financial asset) · ca seguretat (condition of not being threatened) · ro securitate (condition of not being threatened) · sk bezpečie (condition of not being threatened) · fy befeiliging (something that secures) · lo ປອດໄພ (condition of not being threatened) · tr güvenlilik (condition of not being threatened) · ja 保安 (condition of not being threatened) · ga slándáil (condition of not being threatened) · es garantía (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · de Schutz (something that secures) · lo ຄວາມປອດໄພ (condition of not being threatened) · ru гара́нтия (something that secures) · az girov (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · fi arvopaperi (finance: proof of ownership of investment instruments) · sa सुरक्षा (condition of not being threatened) · sh обезбеђење (organization or department responsible for providing security) · nl beveiliging (something that secures) · sv borgen (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · cs jistota (condition of not being threatened) · cmn 安全 (condition of not being threatened) · uk забезпе́ка (something that secures) · es seguridad (organization or department responsible for providing security) · pt segurança (something that secures) · de Wertpapier (finance: tradeable financial asset) · ur اَمان (condition of not being threatened) · sv värdepapper (finance: tradeable financial asset) · tr emniyet (organization or department responsible for providing security) · pl papier wartościowy (finance: tradeable financial asset) · de Sicherheit (something that secures) · et ohutus (condition of not being threatened) · ms keselamatan (condition of not being threatened) · nl veiligheidsdienst (organization or department responsible for providing security) · cmn 證券 /证券 (finance: tradeable financial asset) · fi pantti (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · bg це́нна кни́га (finance: tradeable financial asset) · fa-ira ضَمانَت (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ga lucht slándála (organization or department responsible for providing security) · ckb ئەمانەت (condition of not being threatened) · hi रक्षा (something that secures) · my ဘေးဆီးရန်ကာ (condition of not being threatened) · fr papier-valeur (finance: tradeable financial asset) · be гара́нтыя (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · el χρηματόγραφο (finance: tradeable financial asset) · lt saugumas (condition of not being threatened) · la securitas (condition of not being threatened) · yi זיכערהייט (condition of not being threatened) · pdt Sechaheit (condition of not being threatened) · tk ygtybarlylyk (condition of not being threatened) · ar سَلَامَة (condition of not being threatened) · az girov (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · mt sigurtà (condition of not being threatened) · fi takuu (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ja 保証 (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · pt segurança (condition of not being threatened) · grc ἐγγύη (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · el εχέγγυο (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · fi vartijat (organization or department responsible for providing security) · hi प्रतिभूति (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · sv trygghet (condition of not being threatened) · cmn 保證 /保证 (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · sk bezpečnosť (condition of not being threatened) · cmn 防護 /防护 (something that secures) · he בִּטָחוֹן (condition of not being threatened) · sv garanti (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · es asegureña (something that secures) · mi tūwhita (condition of not being threatened) · pt segurança (organization or department responsible for providing security) · be бяспе́чнасць (condition of not being threatened) · uk безпе́ка (condition of not being threatened) · fi turva (something that secures) · ga tearmann (condition of not being threatened) · fa-ira ضامِن (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ru охра́на (organization or department responsible for providing security) · fi turvallisuuspalvelu (organization or department responsible for providing security) · ja 有価証券 (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · cs cenný papír (finance: tradeable financial asset) · fi vakuus (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · yue 保護 /保护 (something that secures) · pt garantia (finance: tradeable financial asset) · fo trygd (condition of not being threatened) · ru поручи́тельство (finance: tradeable financial asset) · is öryggi (condition of not being threatened) · de Sicherheitsdienst (organization or department responsible for providing security) · es confianza (condition of not being threatened) · fi takaus (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ur ضَمانَت (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · hi सुरक्षा (condition of not being threatened) · af sekuriteit (condition of not being threatened) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹 (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · fi arvopaperi (finance: tradeable financial asset) · sh zȃštita (something that secures) · ko 보호 (something that secures) · pdt Schutz (condition of not being threatened) · it sicurezza (condition of not being threatened) · bg охра́на (something that secures) · cs zajištění (condition of not being threatened) · kk қамтамасыз ету (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · tr güvenlik güçleri (organization or department responsible for providing security) · ro titlu de valoare (finance: tradeable financial asset) · hi प्रतिभूति (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · sh garancija (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ru защи́та (something that secures) · sv säkerhetsåtgärd (something that secures) · ga sábháilteacht (condition of not being threatened) · gd tèarainteachd (condition of not being threatened) · ast seguridá (condition of not being threatened) · no verdipapir (finance: tradeable financial asset) · yue 防護 /防护 (something that secures) · ja 有価証券 (finance: tradeable financial asset) · mk безбедност (condition of not being threatened) · fr sécurité (condition of not being threatened) · yue 保衛 /保卫 (something that secures) · id keamanan (condition of not being threatened) · bg гара́нция (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · es asegureña (condition of not being threatened) · da værdipapir (finance: tradeable financial asset) · ja 安全 (condition of not being threatened) · bn নিরাপত্তা (condition of not being threatened) · el ασφάλεια (something that secures) · km និរន្តរាយ (condition of not being threatened) · cy diogelwch (condition of not being threatened) · ky коопсуздук (condition of not being threatened) · mn аюулгүй байдал (condition of not being threatened) · el εγγύηση (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ka დაცულობა (condition of not being threatened) · sv vaktbolag (organization or department responsible for providing security) · sh sigúrnōst (condition of not being threatened) · cmn 保衛 /保卫 (something that secures) · gd urras (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · es seguridad (condition of not being threatened) · sh obezbeđenje (organization or department responsible for providing security) · nb sikkerhet (condition of not being threatened) · vi an toàn (condition of not being threatened) · kk қауіпсіздік (condition of not being threatened) · cs bezpečí (condition of not being threatened) · te భద్రత (condition of not being threatened) · fi turvallisuus (condition of not being threatened) · tg амният (condition of not being threatened) · nl waardepapier (finance: tradeable financial asset) · id keselamatan (condition of not being threatened) · bg защи́та (something that secures) · yue 安全 (condition of not being threatened) · sv säkerhet (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ko 안전 (condition of not being threatened) · uk за́хист (something that secures) · got 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌹𐌸𐌰 (condition of not being threatened) · ja 担保 (finance: tradeable financial asset) · sv skydd (something that secures) · da sikkerhed (condition of not being threatened) · fr sécurisant (something that secures) · bg охра́на (organization or department responsible for providing security) · fr titre négociable (finance: tradeable financial asset) · tl kapanatagan (condition of not being threatened) · fi turvatoimi (something that secures) · el αξία (finance: tradeable financial asset) · ru слу́жба безопа́сности (organization or department responsible for providing security) · fy feilichheid (condition of not being threatened) · es prenda (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · hi सुरक्षा (something that secures) · mk обезбедување (organization or department responsible for providing security) · sl varnost (condition of not being threatened) · sh vrednosni papir (finance: tradeable financial asset) · fa-ira کَفالَت (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · hi प्रतिभूति (finance: tradeable financial asset) · fi turva (condition of not being threatened) · sh vrijednosni papir (finance: tradeable financial asset) · ko 보증 (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · sv säkerhet (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · ka უსაფრთხოება (condition of not being threatened) · be бясьпе́ка (condition of not being threatened) · cs bezpečnost (condition of not being threatened) · ur کَفالَت (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · de Sicherheit (condition of not being threatened) · sv säkerhet (condition of not being threatened) · sv säkerhetstjänst (organization or department responsible for providing security) · uk ці́нний папі́р (finance: tradeable financial asset) · ja セキュリティー (condition of not being threatened) · tr güvenlilik (something that secures) · my လုံခြုံရေး (condition of not being threatened) · fi turvallisuus (legal: freedom from apprehension) · ja 保護 (something that secures) · pl bezpieczeństwo (condition of not being threatened) · es aseguranza (something that secures) · he ביטחון (organization or department responsible for providing security) · es respaldo (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · fur sigurece (condition of not being threatened) · de Sicherheit (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · sl vrednostni papir (finance: tradeable financial asset) · ko 방호 (something that secures) · ru безопа́сность (condition of not being threatened) · nl zekerheid (condition of not being threatened) · mi huarawa taurangi (finance: tradeable financial asset) · fa-ira ایمِنی (condition of not being threatened) · yue 保證 /保证 (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · sw usalama (condition of not being threatened) · hu értékpapír (finance: tradeable financial asset) · lv drošība (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · cmn 保護 /保护 (something that secures) · he בִּטָּחוֹן (organization or department responsible for providing security) · ja 防護 (something that secures) · ar أَمَان (condition of not being threatened) · nl veiligheid (condition of not being threatened) · sh jamstvo (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · es seguranza (something that secures) · kk бағалы қағаз (finance: tradeable financial asset) · uz xavfsizlik (condition of not being threatened) · fi turvallisuusosasto (organization or department responsible for providing security) · be бяспе́ка (condition of not being threatened) · es prenda (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ckb ئاسایش (organization or department responsible for providing security) · el ασφάλεια (organization or department responsible for providing security) · hi हिफ़ाज़त (condition of not being threatened) · ar ضَمَانَة (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · th ความปลอดภัย (condition of not being threatened) · cs zástava (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · ur اَمْنِیَت (condition of not being threatened) · sh сигу́рно̄ст (condition of not being threatened) · ro securitate (organization or department responsible for providing security) · ro siguranță (organization or department responsible for providing security) · fa-ira ضِمانَت (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · ru гара́нтия (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · yue 保安 (condition of not being threatened) · sh за̑штита (something that secures) · wa såvrité (condition of not being threatened) · it cartevalori (finance: tradeable financial asset) · lv drošība (something that secures) · fa-ira اَمْنِیَّت (condition of not being threatened) · pl ochrona (organization or department responsible for providing security) · ja 証券 (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · el αξιόγραφο (finance: tradeable financial asset) · ar أَمْن (condition of not being threatened) · nl onderpand (finance: property temporarily relinquished) · ur ضامِن (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) · es asegureña (organization or department responsible for providing security)

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