security

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English

Alternative forms

• secuerity (chiefly obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English securite, from Old French (French: sécurité), from Latin securitas, from Latin securus "safe, secure".

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /sɪˈkjʊəɹəti/, SAMPA: /sI"kjU@r\@ti/
• (US) IPA: /səˈkjɔɹ.ɪˌti/, /səˈkjʊɹ.ɪˌti/

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Noun

Wikipedia security (countable and uncountable; plural securities)

1. (uncountable) the condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially
2. (countable) something that secures.
3. an organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
4. (law) something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
5. (law) Freedom from apprehension.
6. (finance) proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.^W
7. (finance) property temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan

Synonyms

• (condition of not being threatened): safety
• (something that secures): protection
• (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation): guarantee, surety
• See also Wikisaurus:security

Antonyms

• (condition of being threatened): insecurity

Derived terms

• Security Council
• security procedure
• social security
• security blanket
• security hole
• information security
• computer security

Translations

condition of not being threatened

Arabic: أمان Catalan: seguretat (ca) f. Croatian: sigurnost (hr) f. Czech: bezpečí (cs) n., bezpečnost (cs) f., jistota (cs) f., zajištění (cs) n. Danish: sikkerhed (da) c. Dutch: veiligheid (nl) f. Finnish: turvallisuus (fi), turva (fi) French: sécurité (fr) f. German: Sicherheit (de) f. Greek: ασφάλεια (el) (asfáleia) f. Hebrew: ביטחון (he) (bitakhón) m. Japanese: 安全 (ja) (anzen)

Kurdish: ئه‌مانه‌ت (ku), ئاشتی (ku) Latin: securitas (la) Macedonian: безбедност (mk) (bézbednost) f., сигурност (mk) (sígurnost) f. Persian: امنیت (fa) Portuguese: segurança (pt) f. Romanian: securitate (ro) f. Russian: безопасность (ru) (b'ezopásnost') f., надёжность (ru) (nad'óžnost') f. Scottish Gaelic: tèarainteachd (gd) f. Spanish: seguridad (es) f., confianza (es) Swedish: säkerhet (sv) c., trygghet (sv) c., trygghetskänsla (sv) c. Telugu: భద్రత (bhadrata) Turkish: güvenlik (tr)

something that secures

Croatian: zaštita (hr) f. Dutch: beveiliging (nl) f. French: sécurité (fr) f., sécurisant (fr) m. German: Sicherheit (de) f. Greek: ασφάλεια (el) (asfáleia) f. Japanese: 保護 (ほご, hogo), セキュリティー sekyuritī

Portuguese: segurança (pt) f. Russian: защита (ru) (zaš'íta) f., гарантия (ru) (garántija) f. Spanish: seguridad (es) f., garantía (es) Swedish: skydd (sv) n., säkerhetsåtgärd (sv) c. Turkish: güvenli (tr)

organization or department responsible for providing security

Croatian: osiguranje (hr) n. Czech: ostraha (cs) f. Dutch: veiligheidsdienst (nl) m. Finnish: turvallisuuspalvelu, turvallisuusosasto German: Sicherheitsdienst m. Hebrew: ביטחון (he) (bitakhón) m. Kurdish: ئاسایش (ku)

Macedonian: обезбедување (mk) (obezbedúvanje) n. Portuguese: segurança (pt) f. Romanian: siguranță (ro), securitate (ro) Russian: служба безопасности (slúžba b'ezopásnosti) f. Spanish: seguridad (es) f. Swedish: säkerhetstjänst (sv) c., vaktbolag (sv) c. Turkish: güvenlik güçleri (tr), emniyet (tr)

something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation

Croatian: jamstvo (hr) n., garancija (hr) f. German: Sicherheit (de) f. Greek: εχέγγυο (el) (ekhégio) n., εγγύηση (el) (egí'isi) f.

Russian: гарантия (ru) (garántija) f. Spanish: garantía (es), prenda (es), respaldo (es) Swedish: borgen (sv) c., garanti (sv) c., säkerhet (sv) c.

finance: proof of ownership

Croatian: vrijednosni papir (hr) m. Czech: cenný papír (cs) m. French: titre (fr) m. Greek: αξιόγραφο (el) (aksiógrafo) n., αξία (el) (aksía) f., χρηματόγραφο (el) (khrimatógrafo) n.

Japanese: 担保 (ja) (tanpo), 抵当 (ja) (teitō), 保証 (ja) (hoshō) Slovene: vrednostni papir (sl) m. Spanish: certificado (es), documento (es), título de propiedad (es) m. Swedish: värdepapper (sv) n.

finance: property temporarily relinquished

Czech: zástava (cs) f., záruka (cs) f. Dutch: onderpand n. Finnish: takaus (fi), pantti (fi) German: Sicherheit (de) f.

Japanese: 証券 (ja) (shōken), 有価証券 (ja) (yūka shōken) Scottish Gaelic: urras (gd) m. Spanish: prenda (es) f. Swedish: säkerhet (sv) c.

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Mandarin: 安全 (ān quán) Indonesian: keamanan (1), sekuritas (3???), jaminan (4) Norwegian: sikkerhet m. (1,4), sikkerhetstjeneste m. (2), obligasjon m. (3), gjeldsbrev n. (3) Italian: sicurezza f.