securities

[si-kyoor-i-tee]

se·cu·ri·ty

[si-kyoor-i-tee] noun, plural se·cu·ri·ties, adjective
noun
1.
freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
2.
freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence.
3.
something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense.
4.
freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security.
5.
precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, etc.: The senator claimed security was lax and potential enemies know our plans.
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6.
a department or organization responsible for protection or safety: He called security when he spotted the intruder.
7.
protection or precautions taken against escape; custody: The dangerous criminal was placed under maximum security.
8.
an assurance; guarantee.
9.
Law.
a.
something given or deposited as surety for the fulfillment of a promise or an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.
b.
one who becomes surety for another.
10.
an evidence of debt or of property, as a bond or a certificate of stock.
11.
Usually, securities. stocks and bonds.
12.
Archaic. overconfidence; cockiness.
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adjective
13.
of, pertaining to, or serving as security: The company has instituted stricter security measures.

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Securities is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English securytye, securite(e) < Latin sēcūritās. See secure, -ity

non·se·cu·ri·ty, noun, plural non·se·cu·ri·ties.
o·ver·se·cu·ri·ty, noun
self-se·cu·ri·ty, noun
sub·se·cu·ri·ty, noun, plural sub·se·cu·ri·ties.


2. assurance, certainty, positiveness. 3. safeguard, safety.

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Written evidence of ownership or creditorship, such as bonds and stock certificates.

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