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Definition of 'security'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) security
freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.

2.  security
freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt.

3.  security
something that protects or makes safe; defense.

4.  security
freedom from financial cares.

5.  security
precautions taken to guard against crime, sabotage, etc.

6.  security
a department or organization responsible for protection or safety.

7.  security
precautions taken against escape:
to be held in maximum security.

8.  security
an assurance; guarantee.

9.  security
something given as surety for the fulfillment of an obligation.

10.  security
a person who becomes surety for another.

11.  security
evidence of property, as a bond or a certificate of stock.

12.  security
securities, stocks and bonds.

13.  security
Archaic. overconfidence; cockiness.

14. (adj.) security
pertaining to security:
strict security measures.

Etymology: (1400–50; late ME securytye, securite(e) < L sēcūritās)

Definition of 'security'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) security
the state of being free from danger or injury
"we support the armed services in the name of national security"

2. (noun) security, protection
defense against financial failure; financial independence
"his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"

3. (noun) security
freedom from anxiety or fear
"the watch dog gave her a feeling of security"

4. (noun) security, certificate
a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
"he held several valuable securities"

5. (noun) security, surety
property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation
"bankers are reluctant to lend without good security"

6. (noun) security, security department
a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers
"the head of security was a former policeman"

7. (noun) security, surety
a guarantee that an obligation will be met

8. (noun) security system, security measure, security
an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in

9. (noun) security, security measures
measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
"military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"

Definition of 'security'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) security
things you do to make sth or sb safe
a security system for your home; computer security

2. security
when sth is not likely to fail or be lost
job security; financial security

3. security
confidence that your situation is safe
A child needs the security of their family.

Definition of 'security'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) security
the condition or quality of being secure; secureness

2. (noun) security
freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty

3. (noun) security
hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness

4. (noun) security
freedom from risk; safety

5. (noun) security
that which secures or makes safe; protection; guard; defense

6. (noun) security
something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge

7. (noun) security
one who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation

8. (noun) security
an evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities

Definition of 'security'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. security
1. Measures taken by a military unit, activity, or installation to protect itself against all acts designed to, or which may, impair its effectiveness. 2. A condition that results from the establishment and maintenance of protective measures that ensure a state of inviolability from hostile acts or influences. 3. With respect to classified matter, the condition that prevents unauthorized persons from having access to official information that is safeguarded in the interests of national security. See also national security.

Translation of 'security'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; (; a security guard.
Afrikaans: sekuriteit	Arabic: أمْن، أمان	Bulgarian: сигурност
Brazilian: segurança	Czech: bezpečnost(ní)	German: die Sicherheit, Sicherhei
Danish: tryghed; sikkerhed; sikke	Greek: ασφάλεια	Spanish: seguridad
Estonian: julgeolek, kaitse, kaitse	Farsi: اطمينان	Finnish: turvallisuus
French: (de) sécurité	Hebrew: אַבטָחָה	Hindi: सुरक्षा, अभय
Croatian: sigurnost, osiguranje	Hungarian: biztonság	Indonesian: keamanan
Icelandic: öryggi	Italian: sicurezza; di sicurezza	Japanese: 安全
Korean: 안전	Lithuanian: apsauga, saugumas	Latvian: drošība; garantija; aizsa
Malay: keselamatan	Dutch: veiligheid	Norwegian: sikkerhet, trygghet; sikk
Polish: bezpieczeństwo, zabezpiec	Persian: اطمينان	Pashto: ساتنه،حفاظت: ډاډګيرنه،اطم
Portuguese: segurança	Romanian: (de) securitate	Russian: безопасность
Slovak: bezpečnosť; bezpečnostný	Slovenian: varnost	Serbian: sigurnost
Swedish: säkerhet, skydd, trygghet	Thai: ความปลอดภัย	Turkish: güvence; güvenlik
Taiwanese: 安全，保全	Ukrainian: безпека, надійність	Urdu: محفوظ حالت
Vietnamese: sự an toàn	Chinese: 安全
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