transcription, транскрипция: [ sɪkjʊərɪti ]
( securities)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
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.
They are now under a great deal of pressure to tighten their airport security...
Strict security measures are in force in the capital.
N-UNCOUNT : with supp , oft N n
2.
A feeling of security is a feeling of being safe and free from worry.
He loves the security of a happy home life...
N-UNCOUNT : usu with supp , oft N of n
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If something gives you a false sense of security , it makes you believe that you are safe when you are not.
Wearing helmets gave cyclists a false sense of security and encouraged them to take risks.
PHRASE : PHR after v
3.
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. ( BUSINESS )
The central bank will provide special loans, and the banks will pledge the land as security.
= collateral
N-UNCOUNT
4.
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. ( BUSINESS )
...US government securities and bonds.
N-PLURAL
5.
see also social security