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Complete Definition of "security"

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English

Etymology
From ME. securite < OF. (French: sécurité) < L. securitas < L. securus "safe, secure".

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/sɪˈkjʊəɹəti/, SAMPA|/sI"kjU@r@ti/
(General American|US) IPA|/sɪˈkjʊɹəti/, SAMPA|/sI"kjUr@ti/

Noun
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  1. the condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially
  2. something that secures.
  3. an organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
  4. (legal) something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
  5. (legal) Freedom from apprehension.
  6. finance proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments
  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

Antonyms
(condition of being threatened): insecurity

Translations
trans-top|condition of not being threatened
Arabic: ARchar|أمان
Czech: bezpečnost f, zajištění n
Dutch: veiligheid f
Finnish: turvallisuus, turva
French: sécurité f
German: Sicherheit f
Hebrew: ביטחון romanization of Hebrew|bitakhón m
Macedonian: безбедност (bezbednost)
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Kurdish: KUchar|ئه‌مانه‌ت, KUchar|ئاشتی
Portuguese: segurança f
Romanian: t|ro|securitate|f
Russian: безопасность (b'ezopásnost') f, надёжность (nad'óžnost') f
Swedish: säkerhet c, trygghet c, trygghetskänsla c
Spanish: seguridad f
Telugu: భద్రత (bhadrata)
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trans-top|something that secures
Dutch: beveiliging f
German: Sicherheit f
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Japanese: 保護 (ほご, hogo), セキュリティー sekyuritii
Portuguese: segurança f
Russian: защита (zaš'íta) f, гарантия (garántija) f
Spanish: seguridad f
Swedish: skydd n, säkerhetsåtgärd c
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trans-top|organization or department responsible for providing security
Finnish: turvallisuuspalvelu, turvallisuusosasto
German: Sicherheitsdienst m
Hebrew: ביטחון romanization of Hebrew|bitakhón m
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Kurdish: KUchar|ئاسایش
Portuguese: segurança f
Spanish: seguridad f
Russian: служба безопасности (slúžba b'ezopásnosti) f
Swedish: säkerhetstjänst c, vaktbolag c
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trans-top|something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation
German: Sicherheit f
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Russian: гарантия (garántija) f
Swedish: borgen c, garanti c, säkerhet c
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trans-top|finance: proof of ownership
Czech: cenný papír m
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Swedish: värdepapper n
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trans-top|finance: property temporarily relinquished
Dutch: onderpand n
Finnish: takaus, pantti
German: Sicherheit f
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Swedish: säkerhet c
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Chinese: 安全 (ān quán)
ttbc|Czech: ostraha (2)
ttbc|Indonesian: keamanan (1), sekuritas (3???), jaminan (4)
ttbc|Norwegian: sikkerhet m (1,4), sikkerhetstjeneste m (2), obligasjon m (3), gjeldsbrev n (3)
ttbc|Italian: sicurezza f

Related terms
Security Council
security procedure

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