seCURITY : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: seCURITY	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for seCURITY
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
security n the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security" Antonym(s): insecurity 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" Synonym(s): security, protection freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security" 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" Synonym(s): security, certificate property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security" Synonym(s): security, surety a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman" Synonym(s): security, security department a guarantee that an obligation will be met Synonym(s): security, surety an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in Synonym(s): security system, security measure, security measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" Synonym(s): security, security measures
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Security \Secu"rity\, n.; pl. {Securities}. [L. securitas: cf. F. s[82]curit[82]. 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.