Antonyms for securities
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : si-kyoor-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti |
Definition of securities
Origin :- mid-15c., "condition of being secure," from Latin securitas, from securus "free from care" (see secure). Replacing sikerte (early 15c.), from an earlier borrowing from Latin; earlier in the sense "security" was sikerhede (early 13c.); sikernesse (c.1200).
- Meaning "something which secures" is from 1580s; "safety of a state, person, etc." is from 1941. Legal sense of "property in bonds" is from mid-15c.; that of "document held by a creditor" is from 1680s. Phrase security blanket in figurative sense is attested from 1966, in reference to the crib blanket carried by the character Linus in the "Peanuts" comic strip (1956).
- noun safety, protection
- noun peace of mind
- And then the regard I have hitherto had for my reputation is another of their securities.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I have reason to believe that you will not find any securities or bonds there at all!
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- And I'll go with you and deliver the securities to Mr. Chase.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
- That's four hours, and it will take some time to transfer the securities, and get the cash.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
- This explains the slight rise in the value of Irish securities.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- I have enough money and securities to cover the loss of any of his money.
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- Will you have the goodness to give me a line to Hacket about the securities?
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
- Has the scoundrel who ran away with his securities been caught?
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- It has always been said that my father stole all the securities and fled.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- They use the same kind of money; they make loans on lands or on securities.
- Extract from : « Dollars and Sense » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter
Synonyms for securities
- aegis
- agreement
- armament
- armor
- assurance
- asylum
- bail
- bond
- calm
- care
- certainty
- collateral
- compact
- confidence
- contract
- conviction
- covenant
- cover
- custody
- defense
- earnest
- ease
- freedom
- guarantee
- guard
- immunity
- insurance
- pact
- pawn
- pledge
- positiveness
- precaution
- preservation
- promise
- redemption
- refuge
- reliance
- retreat
- safeguard
- safekeeping
- safeness
- safety measure
- salvation
- sanctuary
- shelter
- shield
- soundness
- sureness
- surety
- surveillance
- token
- ward
- warrant
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