security
noun (FINANCE) /sɪˈkjʊə.rɪ.ti/
/-ˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/ Definition
› [U] property or goods that you promise to give to someone if you cannot pay them what you owe them: She used her shares in the company as security against a £23 million bank loan. The hotel held onto our baggage as security while we went to the bank to get money to pay the bill.Borrowing, lending and debt securities [plural] specialized › investment in a company or in government debt that can be traded on the financial markets and produces an income for the investorFinancial investments and the stock market
(Definition of security noun (FINANCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- bear market noun
- bear noun (FINANCE)
- bearish adjective (FINANCE)
- buyback noun
- Dow Jones noun
- flotation noun (BUSINESS)
- gainer noun
- growth-oriented adjective
- investment noun
- listed company noun
- mature adjective (FINANCE)
- payback period noun
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- speculation noun (TRADING)
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