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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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