security interest

Noun
  1. Any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation (synset 113309007)
    is a type of: interest, stake - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
    subtypes:
    • pledge - a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
    • mortgage - a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
    • conditional sale - a security interest taken by the seller in return for credit
    • collateral - a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
    • lien - the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

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