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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Security \Se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. Securities. [L. securitas: cf.
     F. s['e]curit['e]. See Secure, and cf. Surety.]
     1. The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
        Specifically:
        (a) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care;
            confidence of power or safety; hence, assurance;
            certainty.
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                  His trembling hand had lost the ease,
                  Which marks security to please.   --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
            [1913 Webster]
        (b) Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.
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                  He means, my lord, that we are too remiss,
                  Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security,
                  Grows strong and great in substance and in
                  power.                            --Shak.
            [1913 Webster]
        (c) Freedom from risk; safety.
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                  Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard,
                  From firm security.               --Shak.
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                  Some . . . alleged that we should have no
                  security for our trade.           --Swift.
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     2. That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard;
        defense. Specifically:
        (a) 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.
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                  Those who lent him money lent it on no security
                  but his bare word.                --Macaulay.
            [1913 Webster]
        (b) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself
            for the performance of another's obligation.
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     3. An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a
        certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.
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     Syn: Protection; defense; guard; shelter; safety; certainty;
          ease; assurance; carelessness; confidence; surety;
          pledge; bail.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Security \Se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. Securities. [L. securitas: cf.
     F. s['e]curit['e]. See Secure, and cf. Surety.]
     1. The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
        Specifically:
        (a) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care;
            confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance;
            certainty.
  
                  His trembling hand had lost the ease, Which
                  marks security to please.         --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        (b) Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.
  
                  He means, my lord, that we are too remiss,
                  Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security, Grows
                  strong and great in substance and in power.
                                                    --Shak.
        (c) Freedom from risk; safety.
  
                  Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard,
                  From firm security.               --Shak.
  
                  Some . . . alleged that we should have no
                  security for our trade.           --Swift.
  
     2. That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard;
        defense. Specifically:
        (a) 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.
  
                  Those who lent him money lent it on no security
                  but his bare word.                --Macaulay.
        (b) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself
            for the performance of another's obligation.
  
     3. An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a
        certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.
  
     Syn: Protection; defense; guard; shelter; safety; certainty;
          ease; assurance; carelessness; confidence; surety;
          pledge; bail.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  securities
     n.
     (plural of en security)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  securities
     n.
     (plural of en security)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  securities
     n.
     (plural of en security)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  securities
     n.
     (plural of en security)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  securities
     Englanti n.
     (en-monikko s ecurit ies)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Securities /sɪkjˈʊəɹɪtiz/
  السندات المالية

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  securities /sɪkjˈʊəɹɪtiz/
  obligace

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  securities /sɪkjˈʊəɹɪtiz/
   [eko] cenné papíry

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  securities /sɪkjˈʊəɹɪtiz/
  Sicherheiten 
   see: security, physical security, biosecurity, social security, job security, in the interests of safety, offer security
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  securities /sɪkjˈʊəɹɪtiz/
  Staatspapiere 
   see: Gilts
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  securities /sɪkjˈʊəɹɪtiz/
  Wertpapiere , Papiere 
        "marketable stock exchange securities"  - börsengängige / börsenfähige Wertpapiere
        "on-board securities"  - börsennotierte Wertpapiere, Börsenpapiere, Börsenwerte
        "quoted/listed securities"  - börsennotierte Wertpapiere, Börsenpapiere, Börsenwerte
        "fixed-interest bearing securities"  - festverzinsliche Wertpapiere, Rentenpapiere, Rentenwerte
        "fixed-interest securities"  - festverzinsliche Wertpapiere, Rentenpapiere, Rentenwerte
        "asset-backed securities"  - forderungsbesicherte Wertpapiere
        "illiquid/thinly-traded/narrow-market securities"  - marktenge Wertpapiere
        "gilt-edged securities"  - mündelsichere Wertpapiere
        "easily marketable securities"  - sofort realisierbare Wertpapiere
        "low-priced securities"  - Wertpapiere mit niedrigem Kurs, leichte Wertpapiere
        "lend/advance money on securities"  - Wertpapiere lombarieren/beleihen
        "give/pledge securities as a collateral (to sb.)"  - Wertpapiere (von jdm.) beleihen lassen
        "commercial mortgage-backed securities"  - mit Hypotheken auf gewerbliche Immobilien besicherte Wertpapiere
        "domestic domestic securities"  - Inlandswerte
     Synonym: security papers
  
   see: security paper, security, unmarketable securities, stocks and shares, stocks and bonds, bonds, trustee securities, gilts, trustee stock, speculative securities, cats and dogs, accelerated paper, issue securities, hypothecate securities, redeem securities
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  securities /sɪkjˈʊəɹɪtiz/
  Wertschriften 
   see: security
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  securities /sɪkjˈʊəɹɪtiz/
  vrijednosni papiri, vrijednosnice, vrijednosnih papira, vrijednosnim papirima

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  securities /sɪkjˈʊəɹɪtiz/
  1. kötvények
  2. értékpapírok

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/sɪkˈjʊɹətiz/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/sɪkˈjʊɹətiz/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 有价证券

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