security
Noun
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is a type of: safety - the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditionssubtypes:
- peace, public security - the general security of public places
- secureness - the state of freedom from fear or danger
- protection, shelter - the condition of being protected
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is a type of: assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or companysubtypes:
- easy street - financial security
- hedge, hedging - any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
- insurance - promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
same as: protection -
is a type of: bravery, fearlessness - feeling no fearsubtypes: confidence - a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
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is a type of: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some rightsubtypes:
- agency security, government security - a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System
- mortgage-backed security - a security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public; investors receive a portion of the interest payments on the mortgages as well as the principal payments; usually guaranteed by the government
- registered security - a security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent)
- scrip - a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
- stock, stock certificate - a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
- tax-exempt, tax-exempt security - a security that is not subject to taxation
- bond, bond certificate - a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
- zero coupon security, zero-coupon security - a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value
- partnership certificate - a certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership
- proprietorship certificate - a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business
- convertible, convertible security - a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
- letter security - a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market
- listed security - a security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US
- otc security, over the counter security, unlisted security - a security traded in the over-the-counter market
same as: certificate -
is a type of: transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapsessubtypes:
- deposit - money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
- earnest - something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
- recognisance, recognizance - (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited
- stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant, warrant - a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price
same as: surety -
is a type of: department, section - a specialized division of a large organizationsame as: security department
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is a type of: guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty - a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specificationssame as: surety
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is a type of: electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricitysame as: security measure, security system
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is a type of: guard, precaution, safeguard - a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.same as: security measures
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